Parts of SA are Predicted to Experience Severe Storms with Flooding and Hail

Yellow Level 4 Warning: In the early hours of the day, severe thunderstorms that could cause flooding and a lot of tiny hail are predicted across the Western Cape’s Saldanha Bay, Swartland local municipalities, Overberg, and Cape Winelands district municipalities.

Notices of Fire Damaging

Extremely high fire hazard conditions are predicted across areas of KwaZulu-Natal’s Nongoma and Big-Five Hlabisa local municipalities, as well as the Free State’s Matjhabeng local municipality, the Limpopo local municipalities of Greater Giyani, Greater Letaba, and Ba-Phalaborwa.

Suggestions

Over KwaZulu-Natal’s eastern regions, hot and muggy weather will create exceedingly uncomfortable circumstances that could result in heat stroke and dehydration.

Settlements and UVB Projects

Gauteng

• Temperature: Mostly sunny, moderate to hot, with sporadic afternoon thunderstorms and showers.
• UVB Sunburn Index Predicted: High
• Gauteng occupies an area of 18,178 square kilometers, making it the smallest of the nine provinces in South Africa.
• In terms of population, which provinces in South Africa have more people than Gauteng?
• The largest province in terms of population is Gauteng, which has a projected 16 million people living there in 2020 according to the most recent census.
• Pretoria, the province’s administrative capital, is located at 25°44′46′′S 28°11′17′′E.

Mpumalanga

• Temperature: Warm to hot, partly cloudy, with sporadic showers and thunderstorms; the northeast may experience extremely scorching temperatures.
• With 76 495 square kilometers, Mpumalanga is the second-smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces.
• Based on the most recent census conducted in 2020, Mpumalanga has an estimated population of 4.7 million, making it the sixth most populated state.
• Mbombela, historically known as Nelspruit, is the provincial capital and main city. It is located at 25°27′57′′S 30°59′07′′E.

Limpopo

• Temperature: Mostly sunny and warm, with sporadic thunderstorms and showers; the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley are the exceptions.
• At 125 754 square kilometers, Limpopo is the fifth largest of the nine provinces in South Africa.
• Based on the most recent census conducted in 2020, Limpopo has an estimated population of 5.9 million, making it the seventh most populated state.
• Polokwane, the province’s capital and main city, is located at 23°54′00 S 29°27′00 E.

North West

• Temperature: Hot and partly cloudy, with a pleasant change to the west.
• At 104 882 square kilometers, the North West is the sixth largest of the nine provinces in South Africa.
• Based on the most recent census conducted in 2020, the North West has an estimated population of 4.2 million, making it the sixth most populous region.
• Mahikeng, formerly known as Mafikeng, is the capital and is located at 25°51′56′′S 25°38′37′′E.

Free State

• Weather: Partially cloudy, warm to hot, with sporadic showers and thunderstorms in the south and east throughout the morning and afternoon. In the afternoon, it will get fine in the west.
• At 129 825 square kilometers, the Free State is the third largest of the nine provinces in South Africa.
• With an estimated 2.9 million people according to the most recent census, which was conducted in 2020, the Free State is the second-smallest state in terms of population.
• Previously referred to as the Orange Free State, Bloemfontein serves as both the nation’s capital and the seat of justice for South Africa. Its location is 29°07′S 26°13′E.

Northern Cape

• Temperature: Partially cloudy and cold to warm in the morning, turning fine in the north by the afternoon. Cloudy in the west and south.
• Wind: In the morning, the wind along the coast will be light and erratic, eventually turning into a fresh to moderate south-easterly wind.
• With a total area of 372 889 square kilometers, the Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces.
• In terms of population, the Northern Cape is the smallest, with an anticipated 1.3 million people living there as of the 2020 census.

Which city serves as the Northern Cape’s capital?

Kimberley, Northern Cape’s capital, is located at 28°44′18 S and 24°45′50 E.

Western Cape

• Temperature: Warm in the northwest, cloudy and cool elsewhere, with sporadic to isolated showers in the center and southwest, but frequent along the south coast as the afternoon sun moves out of the west.
• Wind: In the morning, the wind along the coast will be strong, but in the afternoon, it will become fresh and south-easterly, with a moderate to fresh south-westerly breeze along the south-west and south coast.
• Moderate is the anticipated UVB Sunburn Index.
• With an area of 129 449 square kilometers, the Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces.
• Based on the most recent census conducted in 2020, the Western Cape has an estimated population of 7.2 million, making it the third most populous region.

Which city serves as the Western Cape’s capital?

Cape Town, the nation’s capital, is located at 33°55′31′′S 18°25′26′′E.

Eastern Cape

• The western part is first fine, then cloudy, cold to warm, with sporadic showers and rain that are dispersed throughout the surrounding interior and coast.
• The western half: Starting in the middle of the morning, the wind along the coast will be light to moderately north-westerly before intensifying to a strong south-westerly.
• The Eastern Half: Partially cloudy with sporadic showers and thundershowers in the early morning, generally fair and cold to warm with patches of morning fog. In the afternoon, cloud cover will move in from the west.
• The wind on the eastern side will be light to fresh south-westerly in spots and strong in others, with light winds predicted around the coast in the early morning.
• With 168 966 square kilometers, the Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces.
• Based on the most recent census conducted in 2020, the Eastern Cape has an estimated population of 6.7 million, making it the fourth largest in terms of size.

Which city serves as the Eastern Cape’s capital?

Bhisho, the nation’s capital, is located at 32°50′58′′S 27°26′17′′E.

Kwazulu-Natal

• Temperature: Mostly sunny, moderate to hot, with sporadic thunderstorms and showers. In several areas in the northeast, it will be extremely hot to very hot.
• Wind: Early in the morning, the wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, but it will be strong in the north. By late morning, it will change to moderate to fresh south-westerly.
• Very High is the predicted UVB Sunburn Index.
• With 94 361 square kilometers, KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa’s nine provinces.
• In terms of population, where does KwaZulu-Natal stand among the provinces of South Africa?
• As of the most recent census in 2020, KwaZulu-Natal has an estimated population of 11.5 million, making it the second most populated province.

What is KwaZulu-Natal’s capital city?

Pietermaritzburg, the nation’s capital, is located at 29°37′S 30°23′E.