WEATHER: Rain expected to hit THESE SA provinces

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

The South African Weather Service has issued weather updates stating that fine, cool to warm conditions are expected in some provinces this week.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised disruption to beachfront activities, localised disruption of small harbours/ports and difficulty in navigation of small boats/vessesls are expected along the coast between Port Alfred and Port Edward.

B. Yellow Level 2 Warning for damaging winds resulting in localised disruption of small harbours and ports, difficulty in navigation and localised damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected along the coast and adjacent interior between Port Edward and Richards Bay.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Dawid Kruiper, Kai !Garib, Kareeberg, !Kheis and Siyathemba Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces

Gauteng

Gauteng can expect partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Moderate

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in the east.

Limpopo

In Limpopo, partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

North West

North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect partly cloudy, windy and warm.

Free State

In the Free State, morning mist over the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy, and cool to warm, becoming windy over the southwestern parts in the afternoon.

Northern Cape

Partly cloudy, windy and warm but fine in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly.

Western Cape

Morning fog patches in places over the southern interior, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy and hot over the central and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the west in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong easterly along the south, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly along the south-west and western coast from the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is Very High

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly, moderating in the afternoon.

The Eastern half: Cloudy in the east with light rain in places along the Wild Coast at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Cloudy with morning isolated showers and rain, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. Evening fog is expected over the midlands. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong from the south in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low

Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.