Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Tuesday, 5 November 2024.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow Level 2 Warning: 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.
B. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads, damage to property is expected along the Wild Coast in the Eastern Cape and over the south-eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal.
C. Yellow Level 1 Warning: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads, damage to Property is expected in places over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
D. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms resulting in damage or loss of infrastructure, settlements and major travel disruptions an disruptions of municipal and other essential service is expected over the highveld of Mpumalanga.
E. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Winds resulting in disruption of coastal activities is expected between Port Edward and Kosi Bay.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Limpopo Valley, Bushveld and south-central parts in Limpopo as well as the extreme eastern parts of the North West province.
ADVISORIES
Very cold conditions are expected over the south- western parts of KwaZulu Natal.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: 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: Cloudy in the morning over the Lowveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
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: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.
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, windy, warm to hot, but partly cloudy, with isolated showers and 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: Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east, along the Lesotho border and in the extreme south.
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: Fine, windy and cool to warm, but partly cloudy in the south with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-east, where cold conditions are expected.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, but very strong at times in the afternoon.
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 with isolated showers and rain over the south coast but scattered along the extreme eastern parts of the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to cool. It will be fine in the extreme western parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, but very strong at times in the afternoon along the south-western coastline.
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: Cloudy and cold with light rain and showers but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.
The Eastern half: Very cold in places north of the Winterberg, otherwise cloudy and cold with rain and scattered showers but widespread along the Wild coast. Snow is expected over the high mountains.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming moderate south-easterly in 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: Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north. It will be cold in the south-west
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming near-gale in the evening.
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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