WEATHER: SA faces brutal cold snap and heavy flooding rain this weekend

The South African

14 hours ago

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.
Temperature: Fine and cool.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
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.
Temperature: Fine and cool.
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.
The daily weather forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.
Temperature: Fine and cool to warm.
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.
Temperature: Fine and cool.
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.
Temperature: Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the extreme east with isolated evening showers.
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 in the south, otherwise fine and cold to cool but warm in the north. It will be very cold in the south.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south- easterly.
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.
Temperature: Morning fog patches in the north-east, otherwise fine and cold to cool.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
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.
The Western half: Partly cloudy with morning fog in the north, otherwise fine and cold.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south- westerly.
The Eastern half: Fog in places in the north in the morning, otherwise cloudy and very cold to cold with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the wild coast and adjacent interior.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly.
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.
Temperature: Morning fog in places in the south-west, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain but scattered along the south coast and adjacent interior. It will be partly cloudy in the north-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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.
A. Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive rain resulting in localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, minor motor vehicle accidents due to slippery roads and reduced visibility is expected along the south coast and adjacent interior of KwaZulu-Natal.
B. Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels are at risk of taking on water and capsizing are expected between Hondeklip Bay and Plettenberg Bay until Saturday afternoon.
C. Yellow level 1 warning: Damaging waves and winds resulting in difficulty in navigation, small vessels are at risk of taking on water and localised disruption to ports/ harbours is expected between Plettenberg Bay and Hamburg until Saturday.
NIL
A. Very cold conditions are expected in places over Chris Hani, Alfred Nzo district municipalities, and Elundini, Mhlontlo local municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service