WEATHER: Bitter cold wind chills expected in parts of South Africa TODAY

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Saturday, 3 June 2023.

Severe weather alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Coastal Winds resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay in the morning until the afternoon.

B. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Hondeklip Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

C. A yellow Level 1 Warning for Winds and Waves resulting in localised disruption of some harbours for a period of time is expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Port Alfred.

D. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in some transport disruptions is expected along the south-western coastal towns in the morning but over northern parts of Western Cape, southern parts of the Northern Cape, as well as the extreme western parts of Eastern Cape throughout the day.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

NIL

ADVISORIES:

A series of cold fronts is expected over the Western Cape on Saturday and Sunday bringing rainfall over parts of the Western and Northern Cape. Windy and very cold conditions can be expected over the southern parts of Namakwa district and the interior of the Western Cape from Saturday into Sunday with maximum temperatures expected to be below 10 degC in places.

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

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

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Morning fog patches in the Lowveld where it will be hot in places, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and warm.

North West

Temperature: Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Free State

Temperature: Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. It will be cold in the extreme south.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Fine in the north-east, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold to cool, with isolated and rain and showers in the west and south.

Wind: – The wind along the coast will be strong north-westerly, becoming fresh in the evening.

Western Cape

Temperature: Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and rain, but widespread in the south-west.

Wind: Wind along the coast will be strong to gale, becoming fresh to moderate in the south-west from the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Cold in places, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool. It will become cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the west from the afternoon.

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

The Eastern half: Windy over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, but cold in places. It will become cloudy in the west from the afternoon.

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

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Fine and warm, but cool in the south-west.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to northeasterly, becoming south-westerly in the extreme south by late 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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