Lynette van Schalkwyk

Widespread, heavy rainfall is expected today across Gauteng, Northwest, the eastern Free State, KZN & the western parts of Mpumalanga and a warning for heavy rainfall and localised flooding has been issued for these areas by the South African Weather Service . Significant rainfall amounts were already observed overnight in parts of Gauteng with reports of localised flooding in Pretoria-North on Thursday morning.

File: Cooler air will reach the eastern parts of South Africa and Gauteng by Tuesday when temperatures will return to the upper twenties again in Johannesburg. Photo: Pixabay / teetasse CAPE TOWN - A very hot and dry weekend lies ahead for the central and eastern parts of South Africa, with heatwave conditions expected to last until Monday. The heatwave is caused by an upper air high-pressure system that remains stagnant over the northern parts of southern Africa.

The hot and sunny days that lie ahead for Cape Town will excite anyone looking for a perfect beach day but the dam levels will suffer as a result of evaporation and higher water usage. On Tuesday, 18 April, a maximum of 33?C was reached at Molteno Reservoir in Cape Town’s City Bowl, and forecasts are indicating even higher temperatures for the rest of the week. According to climate data, the average maximum temperature for Molteno Reservoir in April is 24?C.