WEATHER: More SEVERE thunderstorms, strong winds and excessive RAINFALL expected

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Monday, 25 September 2023.

Severe weather alerts

RAINFALL ALERTS:

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A. Orange Level 9 Warning: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding/flash flooding is expected over the Garden Route, Overberg, southern parts of Cape Winelands of the Western Cape as well as the extreme south-western parts of the Eastern Cape.

B. Orange Level 8 Warning: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding/flash flooding is expected along the coast and adjacent interior of the eastern half of the Eastern Cape.

C. Orange Level 6 Warning: Disruptive Rain leading to flooding/flash flooding is expected over the central and southern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the western parts of the Eastern Cape.

D. Yellow Level 4 warning: Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding/flash flooding is expected over the Central Karoo, northern parts of the Cape Winelands, West Coast District, City of Cape Town of the Western Cape and the extreme south-western parts of the Northern Cape.

E. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms leading to strong damaging winds and heavy down pours is expected along the north interior and north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Free State, western and central parts of KwaZulu-Natal, eastern parts of North-West, south-western parts of Limpopo, Gauteng as well as the western Highveld of Mpumalanga

WIND ALERTS:

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A. Orange Level 6 warning: Damaging winds and waves leading to disruption of ports and small harbours is expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay of the Western Cape, spreading eastwards along the Eastern Cape coast reaching Port Edward.

B. Orange Level 6 warning: Strong interior winds leading to damage to settlements is expected over the Garden Route, eastern Overberg and Langeberg Local Municipalities of the Western Cape as well as the south-western parts of the Eastern Cape.

C. Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging interior winds leading to disruption to transport is expected over the southern parts of Namakwa of the Northern Cape, Central Karoo, Cape Winelands, western parts of the Overberg, City of Cape Town of the Western Cape, central and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape as well as the central and southern parts of the Northern Cape.

D. Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging Wind and Waves leading to difficulty in navigation is expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas of the Western Cape, as well as along the coast of Kwazulu-Natal between Port Edward and Richards Bay.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-eastern parts of the North-West, south-western parts of Limpopo as well as the western parts of the Highveld of Mpumalanga.

ADVISORIES:

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Fine and warm but hot in the lowveld becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with thunderstorms in the west.

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the west.

North West

Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east where it will be hot.

Free State

Temperature: Cloudy, windy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the extreme north-east.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Partly cloudy to cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly in the morning, otherwise westerly to north-westerly.

Western Cape

Temperature: Mostly cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the southern parts.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be gale to strong gale southerly to south-westerly but easterly in the south at first.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in places along the coast and adjacent interior.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be Strong north easterly at first, otherwise fresh to strong north-westerly, becoming gale force south-westerly in the evening.

The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in places along the coast adjacent interior.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be gale force north-easterly at first, otherwise fresh north-westerly, becoming strong south-westerly in the evening.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-east.

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

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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