First rain, now snow forecast for Cape

Stormy weather hits Cape Town. A homeless person shelters from the cold and watches a couple walk by on the Sea Point promenade. PICTURE: WILLEM LAW

Stormy weather hits Cape Town. A homeless person shelters from the cold and watches a couple walk by on the Sea Point promenade. PICTURE: WILLEM LAW

Published Jun 2, 2013

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Johannesburg - Snowfall is expected in parts of the Western and Northern Cape on Sunday, Cape Town's disaster risk management centre said.

“Snowfalls are expected on the western high-ground of the Western Cape province and southern high-ground of the Northern Cape province,” said spokesperson Wilfred Solomons-Johannes.

He said these conditions would continue into Monday.

Solomons-Johannes said localised flooding was expected in parts of Cape Town, the West Coast, the Cape winelands and the Overberg districts over the weekend.

Gale fore wind and rough seas were expected in Plettenberg and Alexander bays. - Sapa

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