Here’s a summary of the weather forecast for 7 May by Vox Weather.
🚨⚠️ The Cut-Off Low is starting to move away from South Africa, but continued HEAVY rainfall could still lead to more flooding over the Southern Cape, while strong winds spread along the Eastern Cape coast.
⚠️ IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS issued by SAWS ⚠️
🟠 ORANGE LEVEL 8: Disruptive Rain leading to widespread flooding and prolonged disruption of settlements, roads and bridges as well as widespread prolonged disruptions is expected over Koukamma, Kouga Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro of the Eastern Cape.
🟠ORANGE LEVEL 6: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of settlements and property, roads, danger to life with some communities temporarily cut off is expected over extreme eastern parts of the south of the Western Cape and western coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
🟠ORANGE LEVEL 6: Damaging Winds and Waves leading to damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption of harbours, medium/large vessels dragging anchor/breaking mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront activities is expected between Cape Agulhas and Port Edward.
🟠ORANGE LEVEL 5: Damaging Winds leading to damage to infrastructure, difficult driving conditions and disruption to power supply is expected along the south coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
🟠ORANGE LEVEL 5: Disruptive Snow leading to pass closures, communities temporarily cut-off and roads being affected due to accumulation of snow is expected over Senqu, Elundini and Walter Sisulu Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
🟡 Yellow Level 4: Damaging Wind and Waves resulting in disruption of small harbours and ports, can be expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.
🟡Yellow Level 2: Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements or roads and bridges as well as localised disruption due to sinkholes or blocked drainage systems is expected over the eastern parts of the Western Cape, western parts and along the west coast of the Eastern Cape.
🟡Yellow Level 2: Disruptive Snow leading to loss of livestock and traffic disruptions is expected over Br Beyers Naude, Walter Sisulu (Burgersdorp) and Chris Hani Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
🟡 Yellow Level 2: Damaging Winds is expected leading to localised damage to settlements, infrastructure and travel disruptions is expected vast parts of the Eastern Cape
