Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Saturday, 28 October 2023.
Severe weather alerts
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. A yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads and bridges as well as disruption to livelihoods is expected over parts of the Wild Coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
B. A yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to gusty winds, heavy downpours and large amounts of small hail is expected over most parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the south-eastern parts of Mpumalanga, as well as the south-eastern parts of the North West and the eastern parts of the Free State.
C. A yellow level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to temporary disruptions of beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay.
D. A yellow level 2 warning for winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Alexander Bay and Cape Agulhas.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
NIL
ADVISORIES:
An intense cut-off low pressure system is expected to affect the southern, central and eastern parts of the country from Sunday until Wednesday (29 October to 01 November). The public and small stock farmers are advised that cold to very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the Eastern Cape from Saturday spreading to KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West from Sunday into Monday. Snow can be expected on the high ground of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Free State and extreme southern highveld of Mpumalanga with disruptive snowfall possible over the northern high ground of the Eastern Cape and western high ground and Drakensberg region of KwaZulu-Natal from Sunday.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Partly cloudy and hot with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon but scattered in the south.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the southern highveld.
Limpopo
Temperature: Partly cloudy and hot to very with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west and south.
North West
Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and hot, with isolated thundershowers but scattered in the south-east
Free State
Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers but scattered in the east.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Partly cloudy in the south and west in the morning, otherwise fine and warm but cool to cold in the south. It will be windy in places over the interior and along the coast.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly.
Western Cape
Temperature: Partly cloudy and cool to cold but fine and warm over the west coast. It will be cloudy along the south coast and eastern interior with isolated to scattered showers and rain but widespread along the eastern parts of the south coast.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly but moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly along the south coast in the morning.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy and cool to cold with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the south. Light snowfalls are expected over the high ground at night.
The Western half – The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming southerly from late afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior and isolated in the extreme north. Light snowfalls are expected over the northern mountains at night.
The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Cloudy and cool to cold with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme north.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.
