Higher winter temperatures expected in drought-stricken southwest

PRETORIA – South Africa’s drought-stricken southwest, where the city of Cape Town is situated, is expected to continue experiencing higher temperatures, the weather service said on Friday.

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The first winter downpour is expected to slightly replenish reservoirs dried by the region’s worst drought in a century, a dry spell that has scorched farms and hit tourism.

Higher-than-normal rainfall days for the winter are expected but the weather service warned that may not mean greater quantities of rain.