A 53% chance of rain is forecast for the province on Wednesday, 28 December, with scattered showers and thundershowers. The probability of rain on Thursday and Friday is said to be 27% and 21% respectively.
Gauteng Weather tweeted that on Monday the Vaal Dam water level was up for ninth week running at 42.12%, compared with December 19's 41.16%.
The service explained: "Heat wave behind this week's modest increase of just under 1% in the Vaal Dam level, compared to weekly average of around 2%."
The level was 39.18% on December 12, 37.58% on December 5, 35.9% on November 28, 33.13% on November 21, 30.71% on November 14 and 26.08% on November 7.
Gauteng Weather said Gauteng's overcast, cool and wet weather was being caused by tropical moisture coming down from Botswana. Temperatures were expected to improve from Tuesday.
Source: BDpro
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