Wet Christmas in store for parts of SA

JOHANNESBURG - It may be a wet Christmas this year.  

Severe thunderstorms are expected across large parts of the country this long weekend. 

Eastern parts of the Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces have been warned to expect heavy downpours and strong winds. 

"We are expecting a bit of a wet Christmas," sakd Kgolo Mahlangu from the SA Weather Service.

"We have Level 2 warning for thunderstorms over the southeastern parts of Mpumalanga and that means we can expect a little bit of hail to come with it.

"Some strong winds in places and heavy downpours which could lead to localised flooding, especially in low-lying areas."