GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - A cut-off low pressure system which developed along the coast of Namibia on Sunday moved over the Northern Cape on Tuesday, said the weather service.
Cut-off lows are associated with widespread instability in the atmosphere, which can promote periods of prolonged rainfall.
“Showers and thundershowers can be expected over parts of the Cape provinces from Monday onwards with associated cold daytime temperatures and windy conditions while spreading to parts of the Free State and North West on Tuesday night and Wednesday,” warned the weather service.
Western Cape:
Partly cloudy and cool, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain over the north-eastern parts, spreading along the extreme northern parts by the afternoon. It will become cloudy over the rest of the province by the evening, when light rain is expected over the north-western and extreme south-western parts.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Cape Columbine, otherwise light to moderate north-easterly, but south to south-easterly along the south-west coast. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low.
Western half of the Eastern Cape:
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong north-easterly, but light to moderate easterly, west of St Francis.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape:
Cloudy with fog in places south of the escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, reaching strong in places.
