WEATHER: Severe storms, hail and strong winds to hit THESE two provinces

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

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Weather conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

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 Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot in places. There will be morning fog patches 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.

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Limpopo

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot in places. There will be morning fog patches in the east.

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 becoming partly cloudy and warm to 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: Fine becoming partly cloudy 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: Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be cool along the coast. Hot over the extreme north-east, otherwise fine and warm, but cool along the coast.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-easterly, but strong at times during 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 Overberg District in the morning, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot over the north-western parts and eastern interior.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming fresh in 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: Cloudy and cool with morning and evening fog in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north.

The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable in places early morning, otherwise light to moderate northeasterly, but moderate to fresh south-easterly in places during the afternoon.

The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool with morning fog and drizzle in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north.

The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be Light and variable early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

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 fine and hot to very hot but warm along the south coast. It will become partly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the north-western part.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, freshening north of Durban in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

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 accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning are expected over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal as well as the Highveld of Mpumalanga resulting in localised flooding and localised damage to infrastructure and settlements resulting in localised flooding and localised damage to infrastructure and settlements.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger is expected in places over Limpopo as well as over parts of Northern Cape, and the western parts of Free State.

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service