Orange level 1 warning issued for disruptive rainfall in these parts of SA

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Saturday, 14 October 2023.

Severe weather alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A yellow level 1: Disruptive rain resulting in localised flooding of settlements, roads low-lying areas and bridges is expected along the south coast of eastern cape until the afternoon.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Waterberg District Municipality, the north-western parts of Mpumalanga as well as the eastern parts of North-West province.

ADVISORIES:

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine and warm.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Morning fog patches and evening drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

Limpopo

Temperature: Morning fog patches and and evening drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

North West

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

Free State

Temperature: Fine and warm but cool in the south.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Cloudy along the coast in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but cool along the coast and southern interior where it will be partly cloudy.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

Western Cape

Temperature: Cloudy along the south coast and adjacent interior in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but hot over the northern parts of the west coast.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly becoming strong along the south-west and south coast in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Partly cloudy in the north, otherwise otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain in the south, but scattered along the coast.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming easterly from the evening.

The Eastern half: Partly cloudy and cool north of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the coast.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, but strong in places. It will become southerly from mid-morning.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Morning fog patches over the western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. Isolated showers and rain are expected along the extreme south coast

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.

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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.

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