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WEATHER: Disruptive rain with flooding risk expected in parts of SA
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Friday, 20 December.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres.
Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 16 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Gauteng?
The administrative capital of the province is Pretoria, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Morning fog patches along the escarpment and southern Highveld, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the Lowveld where it will be warm.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the sixth most populous, with an estimated 4.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
The capital and largest city in the province is Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E.
Limpopo
Temperature: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south and west
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres.
Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth most populous, with an estimated 5.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Limpopo?
The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E.
North West
Temperature: Partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the western parts.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the North West rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres.
Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the seventh most populous, with an estimated 4.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the North West?
Its capital is Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at 25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E.
Free State
Temperature: Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east. It will be fine in the extreme west.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Free State rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.
Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the second smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 2.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Free State?
Formerly known as the Orange Free State, its capital and biggest city is Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Fine and warm to hot but very hot over in places in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east from the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 1.3 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at 28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E.
Western Cape
Temperature: Fine in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but cool along the south coast with isolated light morning and evening showers.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south-coast, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres.
Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the third most populous, with an estimated 7.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
The capital city is Cape Town, which is situated at 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east. It will become cloudy in the evening along the coast with isolated light rain and showers.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.
The Eastern half: Morning fog patches and drizzle in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south-west.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, but fresh to strong in places from the afternoon. It will become moderate to fresh southwesterly south of Kei Mouth from mid-morning.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the fourth biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 6.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Its capital is Bhisho, which is situated at 32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly, becoming strong in places in the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
DID YOU KNOW
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres.
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the second most populous, with an estimated 11.5 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?
The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at 29°37′S 30°23′E.
WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 4 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements, damage to infrastructure and displacement of affected communities is expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
B. Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements, damage to infrastructure and displacement of affected communities is expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Free State.
C. Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms that will lead to strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail, heavy downpours leading to localized flooding and damage to infrastructure are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
D.Yellow level 1 warning: Damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in locality between Alexander Bay to Bettys Bay from the afternoon.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the central and southern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the northern parts of the Western Cape.
ADVISORIES
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