Severe Weather: what's happening and what it means

The South African Weather Service has issued an Orange Level 6 and 4 warning for these areas. Severe Weather has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in South Africa.

Key facts

• The South African Weather Service has issued an Orange Level 6 and 4 warning for these areas.
• The Northern Cape, North West and Free State are expected to have a cold and wet weekend.
• The Weather Service's Tokelo Chiloane says those in the interior of the country should also be worried.
• The areas will be expecting about 90 millimetres of rain over the next 24 hours.
• Strong damaging winds and heavy rains that could trigger localised flooding have been forecast.

What we know

Going deeper, the Northern Cape, North West and Free State are expected to have a cold and wet weekend.

On the substance, the Weather Service's Tokelo Chiloane says those in the interior of the country should also be worried.

Beyond the headlines, the areas will be expecting about 90 millimetres of rain over the next 24 hours.

More precisely, Strong damaging winds and heavy rains that could trigger localised flooding have been forecast.

It is worth noting that Particularly with their previous rainfall, which has been observed in the previous week," she says.

The wider context

On a related note, this is a significant amount of rainfall, and we are urging the public to take precautions," she adds.

Going deeper, Very cold temperatures are also expected, with the North West and Northern Cape expected to be the worst-affected areas with heavy rains and damaging winds.

On the substance, while South Africans might think winter has already started due to the temperature change, South Africa is still, meteorologically speaking, in autumn.

The bottom line

• The Northern Cape, North West and Free State are expected to have a cold and wet weekend.
• The Weather Service's Tokelo Chiloane says those in the interior of the country should also be worried.
• The areas will be expecting about 90 millimetres of rain over the next 24 hours.
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