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Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Tuesday, 27 August 2024.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging winds leading to difficult driving conditions particularly high-sided vehicles are expected over Joe Gqabi and eastern parts of Chris Hani District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape and Matatiele, Amahlathi, Raymond Mhlaba and Sundays River Valley Local Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape province, southern parts of the Northern Cape, most parts of the Western Cape as well as western parts of the Free State.
B. Orange level 6 warning: Damaging interior winds resulting in disruption of travel services and damage to settlements, and risk of runaway fires in large areas is expected over the Garden Route, eastern Overberg, eastern parts of the Cape Winelands and southern Central Karoo Municipalities in the Western Cape as well as the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Inxuba Yethemba and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipalities in the Eastern Cape.
C. Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of roads and settlements is expected over the Cape Winelands, City of Cape Town and parts of the West Coast Municipalities in the Western Cape province.
D. Orange level 6 warning: Damaging coastal wind and waves leading to damage of coastal infrastructure and disruption of small harbours and ports, is expected between Lambert’s Bay and Port Alfred, spreading to Alexander Bay in the evening.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of the country except the western parts.
ADVISORIES
An intense cold front is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape on Tuesday and Wednesday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that heavy downpours, snowfalls over the mountains, very cold conditions, strong to gale force interior and coastal winds and very rough seas can be expected.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Fine and warm.
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: Fine and warm but 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 warm but hot in the Lowveld.
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 and warm to hot.
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, windy and warm.
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 and cool to warm becoming cloudy in the south with isolated showers and rain from mid-morning but fine in the east. It will be windy in the southern parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly becoming light south-westerly 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: Partly cloudy in the east where it will be cool otherwise cloudy and cold with rain and isolated showers but scattered over the far south-west, it will be very windy and gusty over the interior.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly to westerly reaching gale force south of Cape Point.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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: Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast from the evening.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light westerly, becoming strong to gale force south-westerly from afternoon.
The Eastern half: Fine and warm.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon but fresh to strong south westerly at night.
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: Fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the north-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light westerly to south westerly south of Richard’s Bay in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.
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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