WEATHER: Disruptive rainfall, SNOW, winds and excessive lightning to batter SA
· The South African
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Morning fog patches over the Lowveld, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be warm over the Lowveld.
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the southwest.
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Cloudy, windy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers.
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the southwest.
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Partly cloudy in the far west, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Temperature: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Partly cloudy in the extreme west where it will be cool, otherwise cloudy and cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain but widespread in the east. It will be very cold in the Central Karoo with light snow over the high-lying areas.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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: Cloudy and cold to very cold with widespread showers and thundershowers, with snow on the high-lying areas in the north.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly, becoming southerly at times.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold to very cold with widespread showers and thundershowers with snow on the high-lying areas.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly, becoming southerly at times in the south, otherwise moderate to fresh westerly.
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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 over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool, but warm in the north-east where it will be partly cloudy. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the northern parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly becoming southerly to south-westerly south of Durban from late morning, spreading to Richards Bay in the evening.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
DID YOU KNOWWhere 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 FOR WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY (03-04/6/2026)
A. Orange level 8 warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of roads and bridges, danger to life due to fast moving streams and rivers, and causing major roads to be closed is expected over the eastern parts of the Garden Route District Municipality in the Western Cape as well as the South Coast of the Eastern Cape up to East London.
B. Orange Level 5 Warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to danger to life, flooding and displacements of settlements as well as mudslides is expected between East London and Morgan Bay (south of the Wild Coast).
C. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of settlements, roads and bridges as well as susceptible areas is the eastern parts of Western Cape, excluding the extreme south-eastern parts.
D. Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding of roads and susceptible areas is expected over Theewaterskloof and Langeberg Local Municipalities in the Western Cape as well as the central and western interior of Eastern Cape and in places in the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
E. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive snow leading to icy roads resulting in traffic disruptions is expected over the northern high-lying areas in the Eastern Cape.
F. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Wind and waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea as well as small vessels taking on water is expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay.
G. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging waves leading to small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing as well as difficulty in navigation is expected between Plettenberg Bay and East London.
H. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements, low-lying bridges/areas, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
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ADVISORIES
Very cold, wet, and windy conditions are expected over Eastern Cape, the central and eastern interior of the Western Cape, as well as the southern parts of the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape. Light snowfall is expected over the mountain tops of the central and eastern Western Cape and the higher-lying areas of the southern Namakwa District.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service