WEATHER: Severe storms, heavy rain and HAIL expected in SA

Get daily updates on temperatures, winds and UVB levels, and see what the SA Weather Service predicts for the country.

Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.

The South African Weather Service has warned that a heatwave, with persistently high temperatures expected until Wednesday, will result in very uncomfortable conditions in parts of South Africa. A Yellow Level 2 warning has also been issued for severe thunderstorms forecast to batter South Africa provinces.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges as well as damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail resulting in damage to infrastructure and settlements is expected in places over Eastern Cape, except along the coast, west of East London.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central parts of Northern Cape and the south-western parts of North West.

ADVISORIES

A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Free State and the northern parts of the Eastern Cape.

Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces

Gauteng

Gauteng can expect partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thunder-showers.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Very High

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect morning fog in places over the Highveld and escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the east.

Limpopo

In Limpopo, Morning fog patches over the south-central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thunder-showers, except in the eastern Lowveld and the extreme south- west.

North West

North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme eastern parts.

Free State

In Free State, partly cloudy hot to very hot with isolated showers and thunder- showers.

Northern Cape

The day will start partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south- westerly.

Western Cape

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the west. It will be cloudy along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south- easterly to easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index is High

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Morning fog over the extreme eastern parts, otherwise cloudy and hot to very hot with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-east where it will be partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south- easterly, reaching strong in places in the east in the afternoon.

The Eastern half: The day will start with morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south and west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Extreme

Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.