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WEATHER: Heavy RAIN causing flooding and mudslides expected to hit these parts of SA

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

Severe weather alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding and mudslides are expected over the Overberg District Municipality of Western Cape.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern and eastern parts of Northern Cape, Free State and North-West, western and south-western parts of Limpopo, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal excluding the coast and its adjacent interior and the extreme north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES:

A. Heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures exceeding average maximum is expected over the North-West, Free State, Gauteng, Highveld of Mpumalanga, central and western parts of Limpopo as well as Frances Baard District municipality in the Northern Cape until Sunday. Under this condition, a prolong exposure to the sun poses health risks, hence, is advisable to seek shades and keep hydrated.

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine and hot.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Fine and hot, but very hot in the Lowveld.

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot.

North West

Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot. It will be windy in the extreme south-west.

Free State

Temperature: Fine in the central and eastern parts until early afternoon, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-east. It will be windy over the central and western parts.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Cloudy in the west and south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-east, where it will be warm. It will be windy over the east and the south-east.

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

Western Cape

Temperature: Warm over the north-western interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with rain in the central and eastern parts, becoming partly cloudy in the west during the afternoon.

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

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior.

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

The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread over the extreme south-western parts.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Partly cloudy warm to hot, but very hot in places over the interior with with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the north-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly, freshening in the afternoon while spreading northwards.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.

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


Adamu Andrew Michael

Adamu Andrew is a journalist from Tanzania. He holds a B.A in Mass Communication from St. Augustine University of Tanzania. He is currently working with The South African on syndication content like weather, daily horoscopes, soapies, On This Day, and newspaper front pages.

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