{Cape Town – The South African Weather Service has warned of high seas with wave heights of between six and nine metres from Cape Point to Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape. Along this coast, a 30% chance of rain can also be expected for Monday, 28 March. }
For Sunday evening, the South African Weather Service also warned of gale force northwesterly winds of 65 to 75km/h expected between Cape Point and Port Alfred.
The Cape saw some heavy downpour on Saturday night, 26 March, which led to icy conditions in the highest areas in the Cape. The first SNOW of the season was also recorded and photographed in the high Matroosberg peaks on Sunday morning, as was predicted by Snow Report SA and other snow forecasters.
Although no more snow has been forecast for the coming days, another cold front is predicted to hit the Cape from the southwest on Tuesday afternoon and Wednesday morning. This cold front may also bring more rain to the Cape and surrounding area, moving up from the south.
For Monday, 28 March, temperatures will be cool in the western side of the country. Cape Town can expect a high of 20°C, while Port Elizabeth will be 22°C.
The northern and eastern parts of the country will be warmer. Pretoria will be 29°C on Monday, while Skukuza will reach a hot max of 41°C.
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