Western Cape residents warned of intense cold front to hit the province today

SAfm — Western Cape Disaster Management has warned that the upcoming cold front could be the biggest storm that the province has been hit within recent times. This follows a warning by the South African Weather Services of an intense cold front that is expected to make landfall TODAY, bringing with it gale force winds of up to a 100 kilometres per hour. Storm surges and wave heights of up to 13-metres along the Northern and Southern coastline are expected, spreading to the Eastern Cape coastline later in the day. Disaster Management spokesperson, James Styan has urged people to limit travel where possible and exercise extreme caution.