WEATHER: Intense thunderstorms and possible flooding expected in parts of SA

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

SAWS has issued Level 4 and Level 2 yellow alerts, warning communities about intense thunderstorms forecast for sections of South Africa. These systems could produce torrential rain, isolated flooding, hail, and powerful wind gusts.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 4 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail and strong damaging winds are expected over Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and the south-western and south-eastern parts of Limpopo.

B. Yellow level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail and strong winds are expected over KwaZulu-Natal, eastern and central parts of the Free State and North West, northern Eastern Cape, central parts of Limpopo, and the Mpumalanga Highveld.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger is expected over the Khai-Ma and Hantam municipalities as well as the ZF Mgcawu district of the Northern Cape and the Matzikama, Bergrivier and Swartland municipalities of the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces

Gauteng

Gauteng can expect partly cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is High

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect partly cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the Lowveld.

Limpopo

In Limpopo, partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the south west.

North West

North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the west.

Free State

In Free State, morning fog patches in the east, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.

Northern Cape

The day will start fine and hot to very hot, but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly.

Western Cape

Partly cloudy and cool with light rain in the south, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index is Very High.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.

The Eastern half: The day will start cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west. It will be cool in places in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly, but north-easterly in the north.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low

Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.