Stormy weather expected throughout Christmas Day- SOUTH AFRICA

JOHANNESBURG - Most of South Africa has woken up to a wet and stormyChristmas Day. 

Forecasters are warning of showers and thunderstorms on Christmas. 

The forecast covers parts of Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the Free State, Limpopo and North West.

Temperatures dropped in some parts of the country but Cape Town remained bright and sunny as predicted by experts on Sunday.

The City of Johannesburg Emergency Management Services said that it was already on high alert for possible floods in the city.

The City of Joburg EMS spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said they would will monitor low laying areas including informal settlements.

“The hardest hit will be the people within the 189 informal settlements, we are monitoring those areas to make sure that if there is a need for us to evacuate people,” said Mulaudzi.