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Chill out: Temperatures to drop as double cold front to hit SA over weekend
The SA Weather Service has warned that South Africans can expect very cold temperatures, as well as wet and windy conditions.
Temperatures in Johannesburg are expected to drop to zero degrees.
The City of Cape Town has said that its services are on standby to deal with any adverse conditions created by the weather.
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As parts of the country grapple with the after-effects of torrential rain, the South African Weather Service says Gauteng is in for a chilly Easter weekend with anticipated low impact.
Residents are evacuating their homes, trying to salvage what they can while many families are mourning the deaths of their loved ones with the death toll already at 306.
The South African Weather Service is warning that temperatures will drop significantly from Friday.
Authorities are warning that heavy downpours could lead to localised flooding in low-lying communities.
A warning has been issued to emergency services in the province as well as in Mpumalanga and western bushveld of Limpopo.
The Department of Cooperative Governance said so far, 82 people have died in drowning and lightning incidents across the country this season.
Cooperative Governance MEC Sipho Hlomuka on Tuesday cautioned of a bad weather following a warning from the weather services.
The South African Weather Service has warned of high-risk flooding especially in Gauteng on Monday evening.
Tshwane emergency services are on high alert after a warning from meteorologists of the possibility of heavy thunderstorms.
Teams are on high alert following severe weather conditions, including thunderstorms, rainfall and some strong winds.
The weather service on Friday said Gauteng could expect rain for most of the day with thunderstorms expected in the afternoon.
The South African Weather Service issued a warning for disruptive rainfall for parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, and the Free State.
Strong winds and heavy downpours are expected to continue throughout the weekend and will be spreading to some parts of the country after a cold front made hit the Western Cape on Thursday.
Parts of the Free State and Gauteng will experience temperatures dipping below freeze point, with snow forecast for the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
Forecasters predict a grey and wet start to the new week with warnings of potential power cuts, traffic disruptions caused by rain and strong winds in some areas.