Bitterly cold weather around the country is likely to result in snow on higher ground, hail and sleet in the interior and rough seas in the Cape, meteorologists said on Friday.
The National Forecasting Centre said the central and eastern parts of the country are being invaded by very cold weather. Snowfall is expected from Friday night in the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape, on the high ground of the eastern Free State, in Lesotho and on the Drakensberg.
The bulk of the interior can expect bitterly cold, wet and windy conditions, with showers and thundershowers expected to deliver small hail and sleet in places.
Forecasts show that ”very rough seas” are expected to set in between Cape Agulhas and Cape St Francis overnight on Friday.
The cold spell is expected to persist well into next week, with little temperature recovery taking place before another cold front makes landfall in the Western Cape late on Monday.
Cold nights can be expected as temperatures plummet from Sunday, with severe frost in many areas. — Sapa