A cut-off low, shown above in Fig. 1, with associated persistent onshore flow at the surface is expected to affect the Western Cape Friday 27 to Saturday 28 January 2017. Rain and showers are expected to start late Thursday night in the south-western parts of the province, quickly spreading eastwards throughout the first part of Friday. The rain clears in the extreme west, but is expected to continue for the day into the evening over the southern parts of the province. Good falls of rain are expected along the mountainous areas of the south coast and adjacent interior, with a possibility of heavy rainfall over the Overberg district, and the coastal regions of the Eden district. Some rainfall is still expected along the eastern parts of the south coast early Saturday morning, after which the system is situated over the Indian Ocean in the south-east and ceases to affect the Western Cape. Read more...
