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WEATHER: Severe storms in SIX provinces, heatwave expected
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Saturday, 11 January.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and warm with widespread 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 over the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers except in the Highveld where it will be widespread.
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 over the escapement, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the west. It will be hot in the Lowveld.
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 in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east.
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 over the central and the east in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers except the extreme west, but scattered in the east.
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: Partly cloudy and hot to very hot over the east, otherwise fine.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh 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 and cool to warm long the southern coastal areas, with isolated rainfall over the extreme south-west from the late evening, but partly cloudy and warm to hot over the central and north-eastern.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south to south-westerly along the south coast, becoming fresh to strong from the evening, but fresh southerly along the west coast.
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, but hot over the interior. It will become cloudy in the south during the afternoon.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.
The Eastern half: Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in places with isolated showers and thundershowers over the interior, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly from late afternoon.
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 over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the north-east. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.
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 2: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and damaging winds, large hail and flooding of roads and settlements, the displacement of affected communities and damage to formal and informal structures are expected over the Highveld of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, eastern parts of the North West, the eastern parts of Free State and the western and central parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal as well as eastern parts of Eastern Cape.
B. Yellow level 2: Disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding and localised damages to infrastructure and low-lying areas and bridges, is expected over Limpopo, except in the north-east, and the escarpment area of Mpumalanga.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of Northern Cape, in places in the western parts and the Beaufort West municipality of the Western Cape as well as places in the north-western parts of Eastern Cape and western Free State.
ADVISORIES
A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the central and northern parts of the Eastern Cape.
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