WEATHER: More snow, heavy rain and strong winds 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 Sunday, 30 July 2023.

Severe weather alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A. An Orange level 6 warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding is expected over the Overberg, Langeberg and the southern parts of the Garden Route District of the Western Cape Province as well as along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Cape St Francis in the Eastern Cape.

B. A Yellow level 4 warning: Disruptive snow leading to possible loss of livestock/crops and some communities being temporarily inaccessible is expected over the mountains of the Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape and southern high-ground of Namakwa Of the Northern Cape Province.

C. A Yellow level 2 Warning: Winds and Waves resulting in disruptions to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay and between Port Edward and Richards Bay.

D. Orange level 5 warning: Winds And Waves resulting in disruptions to ports/harbours and possible coastal infra- structure damage is expected between Plettenberg Bay and Port Edward.

E. A Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive snow leading to possible closing of passes, dangerous driving conditions and loss of vulnerable livestock is expected over northern and central high grounds of Eastern Cape.

F. A Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging winds resulting in problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes and localised damage to settlements is expected interior of the Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

NIL

ADVISORIES:

NIL

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and cold.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Fine and cold to cool but partly cloudy in places over the south-western highveld where it will be windy

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and cool but warm in the lowveld.

North West

Temperature: Partly cloudy and cold.

Free State

Temperature: Partly cloudy and cold to very cold, with isolated showers along the Lesotho border.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Cloudy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and rain in the western parts but snowfall over the south-western parts,otherwise partly cloudy.

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

Western Cape

Temperature: Cloudy and cold to very cold with isolated to scattered showers in the morning, but lingering over the south-western mountains throughout the day. Light to moderate snow is expected in the Central Karoo mountain range in the morning.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong westerly to south-westerly, becoming north-westerly from the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Snowfalls are expected over the high lying areas mainly in the early hours.

The Western half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong to gale force south-westerly, becoming westerly by late morning.

The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered showers and thundershowers in the west, otherwise isolated, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Snowfalls can be expected in the high lying areas in the early morning.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong to gale force south-westerly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Isolated light morning coastal rain and showers between Margate and Richards, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but cold in the extreme west.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming strong to near-gale towards afternoon.

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.

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