WEATHER: Cold front, disruptive rain and SNOWFALL expected in these provinces
Take a look at what the weather has in store for South Africa's nine provinces this Saturday, 1 June 2024.
Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Saturday, 1 June 2024.
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WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Cape Point and East London into Sunday.
B. Yellow level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to possible coastal infrastructure damage in exposed bays is expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay from Saturday afternoon into Sunday evening.
C. Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain resulting in flooding of settlements, roads, low-lying areas and bridges is expected in places over the coastal regions and adjacent interior of the western parts of the Eastern Cape.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the extreme eastern part of the Northern Cape, western part of the Free State and south western part of the North West.
ADVISORIES
A cut-off low-pressure system is expected to result in cold, wet and windy conditions over southern high-lying areas of the Namakwa region of the Northern Cape as well as the central and eastern interior of the Western Cape on Saturday, spreading to the rest of the Northern Cape interior, Eastern Cape interior and Free State as well along Lesotho borders from Sunday to Monday. Possible light snowfalls in places over the high ground of the Eastern Cape and Lesotho.
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Fine and cool.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.
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: Fine and cool, but warm in the Lowveld.
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: Fine and cool to warm.
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: Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the extreme west.
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: Fine in the central and eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south.
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: Cloudy in the south, otherwise to partly cloudy and cold to cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south east. Fine in the extreme west with morning fog patches in the south.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable becoming light south-easterly to easterly from the evening.
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 cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and rain along the south coast and adjacent interior. Morning fog patches are expected in the west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the west becoming light to moderate south-easterly from the evening, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly reaching strong to gale from the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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: Cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and rain, but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the north east.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be Strong to Gale force south-easterly.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in north east but scattered over the interior. It will be widespread showers and rain in south-west.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be Strong to gale force easterly.
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 cool but warm in the north-east. It will become cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain in the south and east up to Richards Bay.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be gentle to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh southerly to south-westerly south of Durban from late morning, spreading northwards.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
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 forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.
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