Gauteng temperatures have plunged as South Africans welcomed winter brought about by an intense cold front. TheStar_news
On Wednesday, residents woke up to morning frost and a bitterly cold day as minimum temperatures dropped to 1°C in Joburg, 3°C in Pretoria and an icy -1°C in Vereeniging. All maximum temperatures in the province were below 15°C.
Some parts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape experienced their first snowfall of the 2020 winter season. Snowy conditions were also expected to spread in Lesotho, QwaQwa and the KwaZulu-Natal Drakensberg mountains.Residents should expect another cold morning with frost across the central interior of the country on Thursday.Joburg weather is so deceiving, it looks like 28 degrees from inside the house with the sun shining. But it’s bloody freezing when you step outsidePretoria will also have clear skies with minimum temperatures of 3°C and maximum of 18°C.
The Free State, North West and eastern parts of the Northern Cape should also expect frost conditions on Thursday.
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