The ER-2 tracks parallel to Terra overflew clear sky to the south and marine stratocumulus to the north. Very cold air is in circulation to the rear of the front with some snow being reported from areas on the high ground. Ahead of the front, a dry offshore northwesterly flow persists.
Coastal lows are visible along the Namibian coast and in Maputo area.
Aloft, a steep upper trough continues its development west of the country. Cloudy, cold and rainy will occur to the rear of the front with some light snowfalls on the mountain ranges of the southern, southeastern and eastern Cape. Isolated thundershowers are possible over the western area and over the highveld regions of Mpumalanga and Gauteng, ahead of the approching front. Fine and hot in the north, foggy along the northern Namibian coast.