Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Monday, 25 December 2023.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 4 warning: Severe Thunderstorms with large amount of small hail, heavy downpour leading to flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal), low-lying areas and bridges are expected over the central and southern parts of Mpumalanga.
B . Yellow level 2 warning: Severe Thunderstorms with large amount of small hail, heavy downpours, leading to localised damage and flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal), low-lying areas and bridges are expected over the KwaZulu-Natal, north-eastern parts of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, the east and central Free State as well as the extreme eastern parts of North West and the southern parts of Limpopo.
C. Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads, low lying areas and bridges as well as localised disruption to municipal services are expected over the eastern half of the Eastern Cape.
D. Yellow level 3 warning: Damaging Winds leading to disruption to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Lambert’s Bay and Cape Agulhas including the City of Cape Town where risk of runaway fires is possible.
E. Yellow level 2 warning: Waves leading to small vessels such as personal watercraft taking on water in locality are expected between Cape Point and Port Nolloth
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire conditions are expected in places over the City of Cape Town and the Saldanha Bay municipalities of the Western Cape.
ADVISORIES
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.
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: Morning fog patches and drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers in the west, but isolated to scattered in the east.
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: Morning fog patches and drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered to widespread in the west.
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 and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the east where it will be cloudy.
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 and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the central and eastern parts, where it will be cloudy.
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 Eastern Cape 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 which is also South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E
Northern Cape
Temperature: Fine in the west in the morning where it will be cool to warm, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be windy in the southern parts in the evening.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong southerly becoming near gale 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: Fine in the west where it will be hot in places, otherwise cloudy with and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain along the south coast and adjacent interior but scattered east of Riversdale.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly reaching near gale to gale force along the west coast in the afternoon through to the evening. It will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly along the south coast.
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 cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the north west.
The Western half – The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-west.
The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly south of Coffee Bay in the morning, spreading to Port St Johns by late evening.
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 over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm but cool in the south-west with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly in the extreme north, otherwise moderate southerly to south-westerly.
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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