Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Saturday, 26 October 2024.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 1: Severe Thunderstorms resulting in large amounts of small hail, and localised flooding to susceptible roads can be expected over south-eastern parts of Mpumalanga on Saturday.
B. Yellow level 1: Damaging winds resulting in some transport routes and travel services being affected by fallen trees with localised disruptions of harbours or ports are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and East London.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Northern Cape, North West, the western part of the Free State as well Western Bushveld of Limpopo.
ADVISORIES
NIL
IMPACT BASED WARNINGS FOR SUNDAY into MONDAY (28-29 October 2024)
A. Yellow Level 4: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of roads and Settlements as well as damage to infrastructure over Cape Winelands, City of Cape Town, Overberg and southern parts of West Coast Districts of the Western Cape on Sunday into Monday.
B. Yellow Level 3 warning: Damaging Winds and Waves leading to danger to navigation and disruptions to ports and small harbours is expected between Lambert’s Bay and Plettenberg Bay on Sunday into Monday.
C. Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges is expected over the southern Namakwa of the Northern Cape, northern parts of the West Coast, western parts of the Central Karoo as well as over most parts of the Garden Route district of the Western Cape on Sunday into Monday.
D. Yellow Level 2: Damaging Winds leading to difficult driving conditions and localised damage to settlements is expected over the City of Cape Town, Cape Winelands, Overberg, Garden Route and Central Karoo municipalities of the Western Cape as well as over the Karoo Hoogland municipality of the Northern Cape on Sunday.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
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 along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the in the western Highveld where it will be partly cloudy.
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: Cloudy in the east with morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and south-eastern parts. It will be very hot in places over the Western Bushveld.
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 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: Cloudy in the east at first where it will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon, otherwise fine warm to hot.
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 with early morning fog patches along the northern coastline where it will be cool, otherwise fine, windy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the east and central. It will become cloudy over the extreme western parts with a chance of light rain from late evening.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south to south-easterly, becoming west to south-westerly from the afternoon, but north-westerly from late evening.
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: Morning fog patches in the Breede Valley and Little Karoo, otherwise fine and warm to hot becoming cloudy over the extreme western parts with a chance of light rain from late evening. It will be cool in places along the south coast.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly along the west coast, where it will become moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly by the afternoon otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
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: Partly cloudy in places along the coast, otherwise fine and warm, but cool along the coast.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong easterly from late morning, but north-easterly at night.
The Eastern half: Cloudy with fog in places south of the escarpment in the morning and again at night, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the afternoon.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, becoming fresh to strong north-easterly from the afternoon.
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 over interior, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be warm in the west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming north-easterly by late aftern
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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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