Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Monday, 4 November 2024.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in damage or loss of infrastructure, settlements and major travel disruptions and disruptions of municipal and another essential service over the southern and central parts of KwaZulu Natal.
B. Yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in strong damaging winds and localised damage to property is expected over extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
C. Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive snow leading to localised traffic disruptions and localised loss of livestock is expected over the northern and central high lying areas of the Eastern Cape on Monday evening into Tuesday.
IMPACT BASED WARNINGS for Monday into Tuesday (04- 05 October 2024)
A. Yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads, damage to property is expected over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape on Tuesday.
B. Yellow level 1 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads, damage to property is expected in places along the along the coast and adjacent interior on Tuesday over the Eastern Cape.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, eastern parts of North West, Free State, Gauteng, and in places of the Western Bushveld of Limpopo.
ADVISORIES
A heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the central and eastern parts of both North-West province and Free State, northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot but extremely hot.
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: Fine and warm to hot, but extremely hot in places in the lowveld, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south.
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 very hot, but extremely hot in places.
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: Partly cloudy, windy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.
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: Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, except the extreme west.
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: Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east and extreme south-east It will be cool along the coast with moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly wind.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate 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: Cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain over the central and eastern parts but scattered along the south coast becoming partly cloudy in the west from the afternoon. Light snowfalls are possible over the Nuweveld mountains from evening.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly along the south coast, otherwise southerly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very high
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 and cool with scattered showers and rain, but with isolated thundershowers in the north. Snowfall can be expected over the northern parts in the evening.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold to cool with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north. Snowfall can be expected over the northern parts in the evening.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh 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 extreme southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the north. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected except in the extreme north-east but scattered in the south.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly but south-westerly in the south spreading northwards from afternoon reaching strong in places.
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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