The time has come to get out the winter woolies and wrap up warmly because very cold conditions and snow is expected over the Northern and Western Cape this coming weekend.
The South African Weather Service said in a statement on Monday that very cold and windy conditions are expected over the high ground of the Northern and Western Cape on Friday, with rain over the Western Cape and the western escarpment of the Northern Cape.
Snowfalls are likely on Friday night.
The cold conditions are expected to spread to the Eastern Cape on Saturday when it would start clearing over the Western and Northern Cape.
Berg wind conditions over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal on Friday could lead to the development and spread of veld fires.
The weather service appealed to people to report incidents of snow. – Sapa