Here’s a summary of the weather forecast for 29 July by Vox Weather.
⚠️HEAVY RAIN & SNOW TO CONTINUE THIS WEDNESDAY⚠️
A cut-off low and a ridging high at the surface will continue drawing abundant moisture into the region, bringing HEAVY RAIN over the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, extending across Lesotho and parts of the Free State, while keeping freezing levels low enough for HEAVY SNOW over Lesotho and the southern Drakensberg.
⚠️IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS issued by SAWS ⚠️
🟠 Orange Level 6: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges, roads, settlements and damage to property and infrastructure is expected in places along the coast and adjacent interior between East London (Eastern Cape) and Cape Vidal (KwaZulu Natal).
🟠 Orange Level 5: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruptions, disruption to essential services and some communities temporarily cut-off is expected in places over the extreme north-eastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape.
🟡 Yellow Level 2: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges/roads/settlements and damage to property/infrastructure is expected over the south-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape and the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, except in the extreme north-east.
🟡 Yellow Level 2: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruptions, disruption to essential services and some communities temporarily cut-off is expected in places over the north-eastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape and Drakensberg area of KwaZulu Natal.
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