WEATHER: SA faces threat of hail, lightning and gusty winds

Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces.

Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.

Weather conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very 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 Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except the extreme south-western parts.

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.

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Limpopo

Temperature: Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers expected over places in the east, as well as the south-western 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: Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon 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: Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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 warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the south-eastern and central parts, but widespread over the western parts and southern high-ground.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable morning, otherwise fresh to strong easterly to north-easterly, but strong northerly along the northern coastline.

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 over the Little and Central Karoo during the morning, where there will be widespread showers and thundershowers by the afternoon, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the west until the afternoon, otherwise moderate north- westerly, becoming fresh easterly to south-easterly from the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

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 in the south, otherwise fine and cool to warm becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in places along the coast.

The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.

The Eastern half: Cloudy with fog patches in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme east, but scattered in the north-west.

The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the south by the afternoon, spreading to the rest of the coast 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 partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west and north-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

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 excessive lightning, large amounts of small hail, and gusty winds are expected over the western and southern parts of the Namakwa district municipality in the Northern Cape, as well as the Central Karoo and West Coast districts of the Western Cape

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service