Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Monday, 14 October 2024.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms with excessive lightning, strong and damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads and localised damage to infrastructure is expected over the north-eastern parts of the Free State, north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the eastern Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga.
B. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind and Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea as well as small vessels and personal watercrafts at risk of taking on water and capsizing in locality is expected between Cape Agulhas and Alexander Bay.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, over the central and western parts of the Free State, in places over the North West, the northern and western parts of Gauteng and the Western Bushveld and Valley of Limpopo.
ADVISORIES
A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and over the central and eastern parts of both the North West and Free State until Monday (14 October 2024).
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening thundershowers. It will be very hot in the north.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very high
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres.
Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 16 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Gauteng?
The administrative capital of the province is Pretoria, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming cloudy and windy with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon. It will be very hot in the Lowveld.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the sixth most populous, with an estimated 4.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
The capital and largest city in the province is Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E.
Limpopo
Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over the southern parts.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres.
Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth most populous, with an estimated 5.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Limpopo?
The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E.
North West
Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening thundershowers in the east.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the North West rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres.
Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the seventh most populous, with an estimated 4.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the North West?
Its capital is Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at 25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E.
Free State
Temperature: Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening thundershowers in the east but scattered in the north-east. It will become windy in the west from the afternoon.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Free State rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.
Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the second smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 2.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Free State?
Formerly known as the Orange Free State, its capital and biggest city is Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Cloudy in the extreme west at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy over the southern and eastern parts where it will become windy from the afternoon. It will be cool along the coast and over the south-western high ground.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong to near-gale force southerly to south-easterly.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 1.3 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at 28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E.
Western Cape
Temperature: Partly cloudy over the extreme western parts where it will be warm in places, otherwise cloudy, windy and cool with isolated morning showers and rain, but scattered along the south coast.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly along the south coast in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, reaching near-gale force along the west coast.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres.
Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the third most populous, with an estimated 7.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
The capital city is Cape Town, which is situated at 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy, windy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain but scattered along the coast.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.
The Eastern half: Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered along the coast. It will be cool in the extreme north.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the fourth biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 6.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Its capital is Bhisho, which is situated at 32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Morning fog patches over the eastern interior. Otherwise, it is cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. It is fine in the west in the morning. It will be hot in the extreme north-west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
DID YOU KNOW
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres.
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the second most populous, with an estimated 11.5 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?
The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at 29°37′S 30°23′E.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.
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