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‘As low as -1’: Very cold temperatures expected across Gauteng

Sub-polar air is expected to hit Gauteng on Sunday, 9 July resulting in a significant drop in temperatures across the province.

Gauteng

When cold weather sets in there are several ways to keep yourself warm.
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Brrrr! Winter is definitely here. Single-digit temperatures as low as -1 have been forecasted for parts of Gauteng from Monday, 10 July.

Cold, wet and windy weather with possible snowfall had been predicted for most parts of the country this weekend by the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

COLD WEATHER PREDICTED IN GAUTENG

According to regional weather forecaster Gauteng Weather, sub-polar air is expected to hit Gauteng on Sunday, 9 July. Single-digit daytime temeperatures have been predicted for most of the province on Monday, 10 July.

Major cities in Gauteng such as Johannesburg and Pretoria are expected to reach a low of -1 degrees Celsius and 1 degrees Celsius respectively on Monday, 11 July.

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SNOW, icy cold and rainy weather expected this WEEKEND Photos: AfriSki Facebook/Stock

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As previously reported by The South African, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) had warned that a strong cold front is expected to make landfall in the Western Cape on Friday evening, 7 July. The effects of the weather system will eventually be felt in the eastern parts of the country.

SAWS said the cold front is currently situated off the coast of the country, to the southwest. It will make landfall on Friday evening and bring showers and rain to the southwestern parts of the Western Cape from Friday afternoon, spreading to the Northern Cape and Eastern Cape on Saturday and KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga by Sunday, 9 July.

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