Weather service warns of more snowfall and flooding until Friday

Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Wednesday, 10 July 2024.

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WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS FOR SATURDAY 6 JULY

A. Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging winds resulting in localised damage to settlements and difficult driving conditions are expected over the western and central interior of the Eastern Cape.

B. Yellow Level 4 warning: Damaging winds are expected over the southern parts of the Namakwa of the Northern Cape, Central Karoo, including Cape Winelands, Overberg and western parts of Garden Route in the Western Cape, persisting until late morning on Thursday.

C. Yellow Level 4 warning: Damaging winds are expected to persist along the coast between Lambert’s Bay and Mossel Bay until late Thursday.

D. Yellow Level 4 warning: Damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Lambert’s Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

E. Orange Level 6 warning: Damaging waves leading to damage of coastal infrastructure and disruption of small harbours is expected is expected between Table Bay and Struisbaai on Wednesday evening into Thursday morning.

F. Orange Level 6 warning: Disruptive rain, leading to flooding and possible mudslides, is expected over the City of Cape Town, Drakenstein and Stellenbosch municipalities in the Western Cape.

G. Yellow Level 4 warning: Disruptive rain, leading to damage of roads and bridges, is expected over the West Coast, northern Cape Winelands and western Overberg Districts in the Western Cape, persisting into Thursday.

H. Orange Level 8 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding and possible mudslides is expected over the City of Cape Town, Drakenstein and Stellenbosch municipalities in the Western Cape on Thursday(11/07/2024).

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

NIL

ADVISORIES

A series of significant cold fronts are expected to affect the southern parts of the country up to Friday (12/07/2024). The public and small stock farmers are advised that intermittent heavy downpours, snowfalls, very cold conditions, strong coastal and interior winds and very rough seas can be expected.

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Morning frost, otherwise fine and cold.

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 cool but warm 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 cool but warm 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 and cool.

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 cold to cool. It will be windy over 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: Overcast to cloudy and cool to cold in the southern parts with isolated showers in the extreme south-west in the morning, otherwise fine and cold to cool. It will be windy over the extreme south.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.

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 to partly cloudy and very cold to cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain over the south-western parts, west coast and the central interior during the morning.

Wind: There will be light rain in the south-western mountains from the afternoon becoming moderate rainfall in the evening and light over the south-western parts. The wind along the coast will be strong to near gale north-westerly in the southern region but moderate to strong north-westerly along the south coast.

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: Partly cloudy north westerly, otherwise fine, windy and cool, but cold in the north.

The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly, becoming moderate north-westerly in the afternoon.

The Eastern half: Partly cloudy in places, otherwise fine, windy and cool, but cold in the north.

The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south westerly, becoming light north-westerly 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: Fine.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly in the morning but southerly to south-easterly from late morning, becoming moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly by the late afternoon.

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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