Weather alerts: Powerful cold front to hit these parts of SA, disruptive snowfall expected

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Friday, 7 July 2023.

Severe weather alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas in the evening.

B. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in localised damage to formal/informal settlements, and difficult driving conditions on major highways (like the N1) is expected over the central and southern parts of the Northern Cape, the Cape Winelands and Central Karoo District of the Western Cape, and the interior of the Eastern Cape.

C. An Orange Level 5 Warning for Wind resulting in damage to settlements and properties is expected Sarah Baartman and western parts of the Chris Hani Districts of the Eastern Cape.

An Orange Level 6 warning for Disruptive Snowfall leading to major mountain passes being closed, isolated communities being cut-off and loss of livestock is expected over the northern interior of the Eastern Cape on Sunday into Monday.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Northern Cape (except the extreme west), the Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape, and the western and central parts of the Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES:

Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the Western Cape and the southern parts of the Northern Cape from Friday evening until Sunday while spreading to the Eastern Cape, southern parts of the Free State and the central and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday, and to the eastern Free State and southern and eastern Highveld of Mpumalanga on Monday.

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine and cool to cold.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and cool.

North West

Temperature: Fine and cool.

Free State

Temperature: Fine, windy and cool.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Fine, windy and cool to warm but partly cloudy in the west and south with light rain along the south-west coast in the evening. Morning fog patches can be expected along the coast.

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

Western Cape

Temperature: Cloudy to partly cloudy, windy and cold to cool but warm in the east with rain in the west from the afternoon into the evening.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly but fresh to strong in the west.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Warm in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool.

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

The Eastern half: Warm along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool, but windy in the west and north.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, reaching strong in places.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Fine and cool, but warm in the east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly tonorth-easterly, but fresh in the north.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

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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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