Update 18 September:
The 18th of September marks the second supermoon of the year, and full moons come equipped with tides which are higher than normal, stronger rip currents and rampant coastal waves.
Weather centre SA has reminded locals are reminded to be cautious when visiting the ocean for the next few days.
Furthermore, weather maps have indicated that the cold front, which is approaching the Western Cape from the west, has already caused pre-frontal drizzle along with light rainfall in the south-western parts of the province.
The cold front is expected to bring scattered rainfall, gusty wind and hazardous sea conditions to the south-western and southern parts of the province. These weather conditions will slowly move to the eastern parts of the country on Thursday, following which, thunderstorms are likely to occur.
Temperatures in the Western Cape will face decline as of Thursday, 19 September.
Just when we thought we’d seen the last of the stormy winter weather, forecasts anticipate a cold front, which will bring heavy rainfall, gusty winds and hazardous sea conditions in the coming days, Cape {town} Etc reports.
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Satellite images have indicated that heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms are expected in central and eastern South Africa, which will begin this afternoon and continue into the early hours of the morning.
These images also reveal a low-pressure cold front approaching the Western Cape from the west.
The cold front will be accompanied by rain, strong winds and rough sea conditions in the south-western parts of the country as of Wednesday, 18 September.
The cold front will spread to southern and eastern parts of South Africa on Thursday, with a high chance of thunderstorms occurring.
In addition, western, central, southern and eastern South Africa can expect a temperature drop on Saturday as a result of the ongoing weather conditions.
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