Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Thursday, 23 November 2023.
Severe weather alerts
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms with possible strong damaging winds, large amount of small hail and/or large hail (with large hail possible in places) that may result in damage to vehicles and structures(homes, car ports, etc.) are expected over the eastern and western parts of the Free State, north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the western parts of North-West.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, northern parts of the Western Cape, western parts of North West, central and western parts of the Free State, northern and western parts of the Eastern Cape, northern parts and the Lowveld of Limpopo, as well as the north-eastern interior of KwaZulu-Natal.
ADVISORIES:
A Heat wave conditions with persistently high temperatures is expected into Friday (24 November 2023) over the north- eastern parts of Northern Cape, central and eastern parts of the Free State, North West, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the eastern and northern parts of the Eastern Cape, where it will improve in the west on Friday.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Very hot in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and hot withisolated thundershowers in the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Partly cloudy and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in the extreme east. Isolated afternoon thundershowers are expected over the central and western parts.
Limpopo
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, but very hot in the extreme east
North West
Temperature: Fine, becoming partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Free State
Temperature: Fine, becoming partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the northern and eastern parts.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Fine and cool along the coast with morning fog patches, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot to extremely hot in the east where it will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Western Cape
Temperature: Cool in the south-west where it will be cloudy at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but partly cloudy in the south. It will be hot in the eastern interior.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate north-westerly to westerly becoming southerly to south-westerly in the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Partly cloudy and cool to warm along the coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, but partly cloudy from the afternoon.
The Western half – The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly from the morning.
The Eastern half: Cloudy along the coast with drizzle and morning fog along the Wild Coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the north. It will become partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms over the interior from the afternoon.
The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the north-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly north of Richards Bay, otherwise light easterly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.
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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.