Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces.
Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.
Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Partly cloudy in the extreme south, otherwise fine, windy 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 Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Windy in the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy in the south-west, spreading to the escarpment by the evening.
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.
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Limpopo
Temperature: Windy in the west, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy in the extreme south-west, spreading to the central part by the evening.
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, windy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south.
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, windy and cold to very cold with isolated 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: Cloudy in the western and southern parts otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly.
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, windy and cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain but widespread in the south-west. Light snow on the high-ground is expected.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south- westerly but strong to gale force westerly to north-westerly along the south coast. It will become light southerly along the south-west coast in the evening.
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: Cool with scattered showers in places along the coast, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated light showers. Light snowfalls can be expected in places over the northern high lying areas.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- westerly, but strong to gale force westerly from late morning.
The Eastern half: Cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with snow over the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate north- westerly, but south-westerly from late morning, becoming fresh to strong from the south.
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: Fine until mid-morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the east. There will be isolated showers and rain from late afternoon except in the places in the north.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- easterly, but light to moderate north-westerly in the south, becoming southerly to south-westerly mid-morning, spreading northwards from the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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 for damaging waves resulting in the damage to coastal infrastructure and disruption to beach front activities are expected along the coast between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
B. Yellow level 2 Warning for damaging coastal winds resulting in localised disruption of small harbours and/or a port for a short period of time, small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality and difficulty in navigation between Port Edward and Cape Vidal as wells between Cape Agulhas and East London.
C.Yellow Level 2 Warning for damaging waves resulting in the damage to coastal infrastructure and disruption to beachfrontactivities are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and East London.
D.Yellow level 2 Warning for damaging interior winds leading to localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes and some transport services affected by wind is expected over Free State, the south eastern parts of the Northern Cape andnorth western parts of KwaZulu-Natal as well as along the coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape betweenPlettenberg Bay and East London.
E.Yellow level 2 Warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal and informal settlements or roads, and low-lying areas over Cederberg, City of Cape Town, Cape Winelands, and the western parts of the Overberg District (Western Cape) in the morning.
F.Yellow Level 1 Warning for disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruption due to icy roads, isolated loss of vulnerable livestock and crops over Senqu and Elundini Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the Dr Pixley ka Isaka Seme local municipality in Mpumalanga, as well as Ba-Phalaborwa and Maruleng local municipalities in Limpopo.
ADVISORIES
An intense cold front is expected to continue to affect the Western, Northern Cape and Free State provinces until Friday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold, wet and windy conditions with heavy rainfall, strong interior winds and gale force coastal winds, very rough to high seas and light snowfall on the high-ground can be expected.
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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service
