The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a yellow warning for the Western Cape saying that residents can expect disruptive rains and damaging winds.
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, and Drakenstein/Paarl, have been issued with yellow level 1 warning for disruptive rain.
The weather service attributed the inclement weather to the cold front which is expected is to make landfall in the Western Cape on Friday and Saturday.WARNING: Major thunderstorms heading for central Western Cape, disruptions expected Saldanha, Table Bay, Cape Point, Overstrand/Hermanus, Swartland/Dassen Island and Cape Agulhas have been issued with a yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds.Difficulty in navigation at sea due to rough and choppy conditions can be expected, as well as small to large vessels and personal water crafts are at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality.
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