WEATHER: Severe storms and extreme heat, with risks of flooding, hail expected in SA
Take a look at what the weather has in store for South Africa's nine provinces this Thursday, 5 December 2024.
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Thursday, 5 December.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Partly cloudy and hot but very hot in the north. Isolated thunderstorms but scattered in the south-east are expected in the afternoon.
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 to hot, but very hot to extremely hot in the Lowveld, becoming partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
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 hot to very hot but extremely hot in places in the Lowveld and the Limpopo Valley. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected, except in the Lowveld and the northern parts.
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.
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.
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 along the coast and extreme eastern parts, otherwise and warm to hot, but cool to warm in the extreme west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light southerly becoming fresh southwesterly 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 over the western parts at first with light rain in the morning over the south-western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong westerly to north-westerly but moderate south-westerly in the west at first.
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: Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thunderstorms, but scattered in the north-east. It will be cool with light rain in places along the coast.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly east of Cannon Rocks early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places.
The Eastern half: Cloudy with fog and drizzle south of the escarpment in the morning and evening, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms, but isolated in the north-west.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from late morning.
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 interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in the north with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to northeasterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly from the south by the 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 ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 2 warning: Severe Thunderstorms leading to localised damages to infrastructure, property, vehicles, and injuries (livelihood and livestock) due to hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours and excessive lightning, are expected over the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the eastern and central interior of the Eastern Cape as well as the extreme southern escarpment of Mpumalanga.
B. Yellow level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms leading to leading to damaging winds, excessive lightning, hail and heavy downpours which may result in flooding over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the North West, the eastern half of the Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State, northern and western interior of the Eastern Cape, northern parts of Limpopo, northern parts of the Lowveld in Mpumalanga as well as the extreme north eastern parts of the Western Cape.
ADVISORIES
1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, extreme eastern parts of the North West, and the northern and north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal until at least Friday (06 December 2024).
2. Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions can be expected in the Lowveld of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga and the Western Bushveld and the Valley of Limpopo until Saturday (04-07 December 2024).
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