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WEATHER: Storms with heavy downpours, and gusty winds possible TODAY in SA

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.

storms and heavy downpours
Today's weather forecast. Photo: Martha van der Westhuizen/500px

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Wednesday, 29 November 2023.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A yellow level 2 warning for thunderstorms leading to gusty winds, small hail and heavy downpours is expected over the northern and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, central and southern parts of Limpopo and in places over Mpumalanga.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central parts of the Northern Cape, south-western parts of the Free State and the Lowveld of Limpopo.

ADVISORIES:

NIL

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CONDITIONS AND UVB FORECAST

GAUTENG

Temperature: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

MPUMALANGA

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the extreme north.

NORTH WEST

Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the north-eastern parts.

FREE STATE

Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated morning showers and thundershowers in the east and north. It will be fine in the west and south.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly.

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WESTERN CAPE

Temperature: Cloudy to partly cloudy in the east and along the south coast at first with morning light rain along the south coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot in places over the interior of the West Coast District.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong south-easterly but light to moderate easterly to south-easterly along the south coast becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

EASTERN CAPE

The Western half: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated morning showers along the coast. It will become fine over the interior from late morning.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.

The Eastern half:Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in places south of the escarpment.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Temperature: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north and west. It will be warm in the north.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly, reaching near gale in places in the morning.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.