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WEATHER: Heavy rain continues to hit parts of SA on Monday
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Monday, 6 January.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and warm with on and off showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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 along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with on and off showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in the Lowveld.
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 along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme north-east.
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: Cloudy and warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.
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: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the east. No rainfall is expected 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: Cool in places along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east. It will becoming fine in the west by the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
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: Cloudy in the east in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but fine in the western interior where it will be hot in places.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly in the south in the morning, where it will become light and variable in the evening, otherwise fresh to strong 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: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated light showers in places. A chance of light rain is possible along the coast, mainly in the morning.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming light south-easterly in the evening.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and rain but isolated in the north-west.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly becoming light south-easterly in the evening.
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: Warm in the north-east, otherwise cloudy and cool with on and off showers and thundershowers.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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. Orange Level 8: Disruptive Rainfall leading widespread flooding of roads and settlements, danger to life (fast flowing streams/ deep water, widespread damage to property, buildings and loss of livelihoods and livestock, major roads and bridges damaged or washed away and disruption to municipal services, such as water and electricity, are expected in places along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
B. Orange Level 6: Disruptive Rainfall leading to flooding of roads, settlements, damage to infrastructure, displacement of affected communities, major disruption of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded and mud-based houses washed away, is expected over most parts of KwaZulu-Natal, except in the south-west.
C. Orange Level 5: Disruptive rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), danger to life (fast flowing streams /deep water), damage to property, infrastructure, loss of livelihood and livestock, and major disruption of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded or closed, is expected over Gauteng, south-central parts of Limpopo, the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga, the north-eastern parts of Free State, and the south- western parts of Kwa-Zulu-Natal.
D. Yellow Level 2: Disruptive Rainfall leading to localised flooding and localised damages to infrastructure and low-lying areas and bridges, is expected over the eastern parts of both Free State and North West, extreme south-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, north- eastern parts of Mpumalanga, as well as parts of Limpopo, excluding the south-central and extreme north-east.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Kareeberg Local Municipality in the Northern Cape.
ADVISORIES
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