HEAVY WEATHER: Severe cold front brings snow, freezing temperatures and road closures to SA
Roads in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal have reopened after brief closures amid severe weather disruptions.
South Africa braces for severe weather as a cold front sweeps through the country. The Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal are particularly affected, with the government urging residents to avoid unnecessary travel due to hazardous conditions. Snowfall is forecasted in mountainous areas of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Free State regions.
Safety precautions are advised, including checking weather and road conditions before embarking on long journeys. South Africans have taken to social media to share images of heavy snowfalls, causing closures of several mountain passes. However, several key routes have since reopened in KwaZulu-Natal. South African Weather Services forecaster André Fourie stated that while the weather system is not unusual, it is linked to an upper-air and surface weather system pulling cold air and rainfall to the surface.
KwaZulu-Natal's coast and interior, along with Gauteng, are expected to face single-digit daytime temperatures over the next two days, with rain and potential thundershowers.
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