An intense cold front is expected to affect the Western Cape from Wednesday, 25 June, until Friday, 27 June.

The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold, wet and windy conditions with heavy rainfall, strong interior winds and gale force coastal winds, very rough to high seas and light snowfall on the high ground can be expected.

These are the warnings the South African Weather Service has issued:

• Yellow Level 4 Warning for damaging waves resulting in damage to coastal infrastructure and disruption to beach-front activities is expected along the coast between Alexander Bay and Cape Agulhas, from Wednesday evening, spreading to Plettenberg Bay by Thursday.
• Yellow level 2 Warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal and informal settlements or roads, and low-lying areas over Cederberg, City of Cape Town, Cape Winelands, and the western parts of the Overberg district on Wednesday until Thursday morning.
• Yellow level 2 Warning for damaging interior winds leading to localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes and some transport services affected by wind is expected over the western and northern parts of the Western Cape, as well as the southern parts of Namakwa (N.Cape) on Wednesday.
• Yellow Level 2 Warning for damaging coastal winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and localised disruption to small ports and coastal towns is expected between Lambert’s Bay and Cape Agulhas on Wednesday, spreading to Plettenberg Bay by Thursday.

The City of Cape Town’s Disaster Risk Management Centre has meanwhile alerted all relevant departments and external partners to be on standby for potential impacts from the forecast.

“We ask that the public take heed of the warnings and do as much as possible to safeguard their properties during the forecast period, like waterproofing, clearing gutters and digging trenches to lead water away from their structures.”

In the event of any life-threatening emergency, please call the City’s Public Emergency Communication Centre on 021 480 7700.