No end to rain and cold yet

Writer De Waal Steyn

The generous rainfall in July has seen the level of the De Bos dam rise from 38.6% at the end of June to 44% on 29 July. But this good news in not only confined to the Overstrand. The average level of dams in the Western Cape officially pushed past the 70% mark last week, a goal that has not been reached in years.

Both the Berg River and Steenbras lower dams are over the 100% mark and the least full dams in the province are Theewaterskloof which sits at 60.2% and Steenbras lower at 60.4%.

But, said the South African Weather Service as a third cold front in two weeks made landfall on Monday and Tuesday, the cold and rainy weather is not over yet. Another cold front is expected to bring more chilly and rainy weather to our region from Saturday and lasting until Wednesday, 7 August.

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