WEATHER: Partly cloudy with isolated showers expected in parts of SA

Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Monday, 24 March.

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Weather conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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: Morning fog patches along the Escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west in the afternoon. It will become hot in places 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: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-western Bushveld in the afternoon.

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: Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers except in the 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: Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

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: Morning foggy conditions along the coats and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts.

Wind: The Wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate westerly to south-westerly by the afternoon.

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: Morning foggy conditions in the western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the eastern parts from the afternoon, but light drizzle along the south-western parts by the afternoon.

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

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

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: Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh easterly, becoming south-easterly, west of Port Alfred in the evening

The Eastern half: Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior.

The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh north- easterly, reaching strong in places from late afternoon.

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 patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the extreme north-eastern parts.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the south in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

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 ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

NIL

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extreme high fire danger conditions expected over the central part of the Northern Cape and Beaufort West local municipality in the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES

NIL

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