By BAKANG MOKOTO
16 April 2025- South African Weather Service (SAWS) said most of the south-western interior currently enjoying pleasant weather conditions, cloudy and cold conditions with heavy rains and thundershowers persist in the east on 16 April 2025, affecting KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern half of the Eastern Cape, where a warning of disruptive rainfall has been issued to enable the public to plan accordingly.
The SAWS spokesperson, Oupa Segalwe said the severe weather is expected for Easter weekend. Segalwe said the Easter weekend is traditionally a time for travelling long distances, either to their religious conventions or just going for a holiday and holiday makers are advised to always remain aware about the weather conditions.
“The rainfall will start to ease off in most parts of the country with isolated showers and thundershowers still expected in places over the north-eastern parts on 17 April 2025, with light showers and rain along the east and southeast coast.
“Similar weather conditions will persist on Friday and Saturday. A surface trough, supported by an upper-air trough, will be situated over the western interior on 20 April 2025, resulting in isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the western interior and the southern and south-eastern parts of the country on Sunday and Monday,” he said.
Segalwe further said the temperature will remain cool to warm throughout the long weekend. He added that the SAWS will continue to monitor any further developments relating to the weather systems and will issue subsequent updates as required.
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