Cold front makes landfall with strong winds and chilly weather
The forecasted cold front has made landfall in Gauteng with strong winds violently shaking trees and extremely chilly weather forcing residents to don jerseys, jackets and scarves.
Temperatures are expected to drop significantly, with Johannesburg Emergency Services on high alert to deal with any incident that may occur.
The cold weather is a stark reminder that winter is coming, forcing South Africans to start taking out their blankets.
Cold weather
Gauteng Weather warned residents that the cold front would start sweeping into the province on Wednesday. The chilly weather is expected to continue until the weekend.
Gauteng Weather forecasts temperatures dropping to a minimum of 2ยฐC in Johannesburg, with a high of 14ยฐC.
Pretoria is forecasted to have a minimum of 4ยฐC and a high of 16ยฐC.
The forecasted cold front has made landfall in Gauteng, with strong winds and extremely chilly weather, forcing residents to don jerseys, jackets, and scarves. Joburg Emergency Services Robert Mulaudzi explains. #ColdFront @TheCitizen_News pic.twitter.com/3fMMvZMeMM โ ๐ต๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ โก๏ธ (@FaizelPatel143) May 21, 2025
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Emergency services
Joburg Emergency Services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi expressed concern regarding the warning of a cold front.
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a warning for extremely cold temperatures in most parts of the city of Johannesburg. Residents are urged to exercise caution when using heating devices, things like heaters, braziers or paraffin stoves, not to leave them unattended while in use, so that we can be able to prevent fire incidents which might occur at home during this extremely cold temperatures.
'From our side as a city of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services, together with our disaster management and monitoring teams, we remain on high alert, monitoring all seven regions of the city for any emergencies which might occur,' Mulaudzi said.
Other parts of SA
Saws warned of wet, windy, and cold to very cold conditions over western high-lying areas of the Western Cape and southern parts of the Northern Cape and Free State, with a possibility of light snow along the high-lying mountain tops of Western Cape, Eastern Cape up to the Lesotho until Wednesday.
'Farmers and small stock farmers are advised to provide proper shelter, dry bedding, and energy-rich feed to protect their animals against these conditions'.
Saws also warned of extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the Beaufort West Municipality of Western Cape, Thembelihle Municipality of Northern Cape and the extreme northwestern parts of Free State.
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