WEATHER: Severe storms with heavy RAIN expected in SA
Take a look at what the weather has in store for South Africa's nine provinces this Sunday, 22 December 2024.
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces on Sunday, 22 December.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
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: Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
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: Cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
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 in the south-west, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
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 west at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with 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 fog patches along the north coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be fine in the extreme west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, reaching strong at times.
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: Fine in the extreme west where it will be hot to very hot, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with morning fog patches over the eastern parts and light rain along the extreme eastern coastline in the evening. It will be windy over the interior during the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, becoming moderate east of Cape Agulhas towards the end of the period.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
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: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thunderstorms in the north. It will be cloudy and cool along the coast.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to south-easterly.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with Scattered showers and thundershowers.
The Eastern half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming southeasterly in the 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 in places over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the north-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to northeasterly, but south-westerly in the south from early morning until late afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
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
A. Yellow level 4 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements, damage to infrastructure and displacement of affected communities are expected over most parts of Mpumalanga, most parts of Limpopo except in the north and Lowveld areas.
B. Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms leading to strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail, and heavy downpours which will result in possible flooding and damage to infrastructure are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu Natal, northern and eastern parts of Eastern Cape, western and central parts of Northern Cape as well as the western parts of Free State and North West.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the western parts of the country.
ADVISORIES
Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the Central and Little Karoo and the West Coast District Municipalities in the Western Cape as well as the Khai-Ma and Kamiesberg Local Municipalities in the Northern Cape and over the north- eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal.
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