SAWS alerta para tempo frio, úmido e com ventos fortes no Cabo Ocidental

O Serviço Meteorológico da África do Sul (SAWS) alerta para condições de frio, umidade e ventos muito fortes em partes do Cabo Ocidental a partir da manhã de domingo. O meteorologista Langutelani Mathebula afirma que são esperadas condições de mar agitado entre a Baía de Saldanha e a Baía de Plettenberg.

O Serviço Meteorológico da África do Sul (SAWS) emitiu um aviso de nível amarelo 2 para ventos prejudiciais no Cabo Setentrional e no Cabo Ocidental, válido a partir de 26 de abril de 2026. A previsão é de que o mau tempo persista até segunda-feira.

O meteorologista Langutelani Mathebula informou que é esperado um acúmulo de chuvas de 20 a 40 milímetros sobre as partes sudoeste do Cabo Ocidental. Ventos fortes no interior, entre 40 e 50 km/h, com rajadas de 70 a 90 km/h, estão previstos para as partes sul da região de Namakwa e o Grande Karoo no domingo.

"Esperamos condições difíceis de condução para veículos de grande porte. Também prevemos alguma dificuldade na navegação marítima devido ao mar agitado e revolto", disse Mathebula.

Motoristas e navegantes são aconselhados a ter cautela diante da aproximação da frente fria.

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