{"id":263669,"date":"2025-06-05T13:28:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T11:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/?p=263669"},"modified":"2025-06-06T13:05:27","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T11:05:27","slug":"drakenstein-braces-for-cold-front-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/drakenstein-braces-for-cold-front-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Drakenstein braces for cold front this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Drakenstein residents should stay indoors and brace themselves for a chilly weekend as a cold front is expected to make its way to the Western Cape early on Saturday (7 June) which will continue into Monday (9 June). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The cold front will bring adverse weather, such as rain, wind and even snow, to most of the Western Cape, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"590\" data-attachment-id=\"263672\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/drakenstein-braces-for-cold-front-this-weekend\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"2036,1173\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n-1024x590.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n-1024x590.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-263672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n-1024x590.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/paarlpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/503842190_729306619489301_9128340171415834580_n.jpg 2036w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A cold front is suspected to hit the Western Cape early on Saturday (6 June). 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