“Didn’t Want to Blow Into Someone’s Arms”: Cape Town Winds Blow Pedestrians off Their Feet
- A video filmed at a Cape Town crossing showed pedestrians struggling to stay upright against powerful winds on 4 September 2026
- Cape Town's wild weather was linked to a cut-off low system that brought severe warnings across South Africa that weekend
- South Africans online laughed and related hard, with many sharing their own chaotic stories from the same stormy day
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Cape Town's notorious winds made their presence felt on 4 September 2026, when a short video filmed near D.F. Malan Street captured pedestrians being pushed and battered at a city crossing.
X user Megan (@anneme69) shared the clip with a caption that summed up the mood perfectly:
"This is why I stayed indoors today 🫣 didn't want to blow into someone's arms 🥴." Her post was a response to a viral warning from @CapeTown_Bru, who had posted: "We are struggling in Cape Town today."
The video, filmed near modern glass office buildings and traffic lights, shows people caught in the chaos. One man attempts to cross the road but is visibly thrown off balance by the wind, fighting to keep his footing. A woman nearby clutches her jacket as powerful gusts try to force her backwards.
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Cape Town battered by cut-off low system
The wild conditions were no accident. South Africa's weather that weekend was driven by a cut-off low system that brought cold, wet and windy conditions across the country on 5 and 6 September 2026. The South African Weather Service issued Yellow Level 2 warnings for damaging coastal winds stretching from Cape Town to Cape Agulhas, along with severe thunderstorm alerts for multiple provinces. The Cape Town crossing footage gave the warnings a very human face.
Mzansi reacts to Cape Town's wild weather
South Africans flooded the comments section on the X page with their own storm-day stories:
@Khels14 said:
"Especially since it wouldn't be you doing the blowing 🤧 You want to be in control. Admirable 😁"
@BalisoMlamli wrote:
"🤣🤣🤣🤣, yerrr it was windy today. I was out and about in the afternoon; being a big guy has its perks."
@Scotts1026 joked:
"People wonder why the sales of weighted vests have been going up."
@Itumele_Mora laughed:
"😅😂🤣 You missed out on a knight in shining armour."
@masindi_ntanga added:
"It's hectic out here we are under attack."
@leaneramsoomar shared:
"This was literally me yesterday. My reading glasses did not survive."
See the video that has Mzansi laughing and wincing at the same time.
More on SA's wild weather
- Briefly News recently reported that a powerful weather system moving towards Pretoria sparked debate online after snow was confirmed in parts of South Africa.
- The All Blacks captain broke his silence on how looming thunderstorms could affect Saturday's crucial Springboks showdown in Johannesburg.
- A Johannesburg building came off worse in a fierce windstorm, with footage of the damage leaving viewers stunned.
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