WEATHER TODAY: KZN thunderstorm warning, Ladysmith winds and 42°C in Musina
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Severe thunderstorms are expected over most of KwaZulu-Natal except the south coast and adjacent interior, with damaging winds from 10:00 in the eastern Free State and western and eastern KwaZulu-Natal, and damaging waves on the KZN coast from 11:00. Limpopo is the hottest, with Musina at 42°C, and a heat wave holds over the Mpumalanga Highveld, the southern Lowveld and the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo. The Eastern Cape is the wettest, with an 80% chance of rain showers, while extremely high fire danger covers parts of the north and east.
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Weather warnings for Monday 19 October
SAWS has 4 weather warnings in force for Monday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsWhereRustenburg, Lichtenburg, Frankfort, Hartebeespoort + 18 moreWhenMon 08:00 to 19:59Areas: Rustenburg, Lichtenburg, Frankfort, Hartebeespoort, Warrenton, Reitz, Pilanesberg, Kimberley, Sasolburg, Koster, Tosca, Parys, Van Reenen, Zeerust, Ventersdorp, Dealesville, Warden, Klerksdorp, Jan Kempdorp, Potchefstroom, Makapanstad, Bohlokong.- Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.
- Localised disruption of small harbours and/or ports for a short period of time.
- Difficulty in navigation.
- Small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality.
- Localised disruptions to beachfront activities.
- Localised disruption of small harbours and/or a port for a short period of time
- Difficulty in navigation (eg. Hampered progress due to strong winds)
- Small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality.
- Localised disruptions to beachfront activities.
- Localised damage to settlements (formal and informal).
- Localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes.
- Localised damage to informal settlements.
- Risk of runaway fires.
- Localised power and communication interruptions.
- Localised damage to temporary structures (e.g tents).
- Some few transport routes and travel services affected by wind, falling trees or dust storms.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms are expected over the most parts of KwaZulu-Natal, except along the south coast and adjacent interior, resulting in localised damage to infrastructure and settlements, localised flooding of susceptible roads and bridges.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging interior winds are expected over eastern parts of Free State, the western and eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, resulting in localised damage to settlements, difficulty in navigation and localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes until Tuesday morning.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging winds and waves are expected along the KwaZulu-Natal coastline resulting in localised disruption of beachfront activities, small harbours and/or ports for a short period of time until Tuesday morning.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain is expected over KOUGA Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape leading to localised flooding and damage to property.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over northern KwaZulu – Natal, the eastern parts of both Free State and North West, northern parts of Gauteng and the central and south-western parts of Limpopo.
- A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the Mpumalanga Highveld, the southern parts of the Mpumalanga Lowveld as well as the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo.
The moon tonight is a waxing gibbous, about 60% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.
Weather today by province, Monday 19 October
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Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 29°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingJohannesburg and Soweto climb from 13°C to 29°C with a 30% chance of thundershowers, and Vereeniging reaches 28°C. Pretoria stays dry at 31°C, with extremely high fire danger in the north.Johannesburg todayRain, storms29°13°30%WNW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgRain, storms13°29°30%WNW 15PretoriaPartly cloudy17°31°0%WNW 20SowetoRain, storms13°29°30%WNW 15VereenigingRain, storms14°28°30%WNW 15Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesCape Town is dry and partly cloudy at 20°C, while Stellenbosch reaches 21°C and Paarl 22°C after a 6°C start. George has slight rain, with a 60% chance and a high of 17°C.Cape Town todayPartly cloudy20°11°0%WSW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownPartly cloudy11°20°0%WSW 10StellenboschPartly cloudy6°21°0%WSW 5PaarlPartly cloudy6°22°0%WSW 5GeorgeSlight rain10°17°60%SW 15Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideMon 19 Oct03:07, 16:4810:02, 22:43Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 34°C and Polokwane reaches 33°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloHeat wave conditions grip the Highveld and the southern Lowveld, where Mbombela peaks at 34°C, while eMalahleni and Ermelo reach 32°C. Each has a 30% chance of showers.Mbombela todayRain showers34°15°30%NNE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaRain showers15°34°30%NNE 5eMalahleniRain, storms15°32°30%NW 20ErmeloRain showers12°32°30%NW 15Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaHot and dry, with Musina climbing from 21°C to 42°C, Thohoyandou at 38°C, Tzaneen at 37°C and Polokwane at 33°C. Heat wave in the south-western Bushveld and extremely high fire danger in the centre and south-west.Polokwane todayPartly cloudy33°15°0%NW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwanePartly cloudy15°33°0%NW 15TzaneenPartly cloudy14°37°0%ENE 5ThohoyandouPartly cloudy15°38°0%NE 5MusinaPartly cloudy21°42°0%ENE 10North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 29°C and Bloemfontein reaches 21°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpA veld fire warning covers Rustenburg, Lichtenburg and Hartebeespoort from 08:00 to 19:59. Rustenburg is dry at 33°C, while Mahikeng (29°C), Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp (27°C) have a 30% chance of thundershowers.Mahikeng todayRain, storms29°19°30%WSW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengRain, storms19°29°30%WSW 15RustenburgPartly cloudy18°33°0%W 15PotchefstroomRain, storms17°27°30%NNW 20KlerksdorpRain, storms17°27°30%WSW 20Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadDamaging winds hit Frankfort, Reitz, Sasolburg and Parys from 10:00 to 18:59, and Frankfort and Reitz are also under a veld fire warning. Bloemfontein reaches 21°C and Kroonstad 25°C, with a 30% chance of thundershowers.Bloemfontein todayRain, storms21°14°30%W 20 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinRain, storms14°21°30%W 20BethlehemRain, storms14°23°30%W 20KroonstadRain, storms17°25°30%WSW 15Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 22°C, Gqeberha reaches 17°C and Durban reaches 26°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesKimberley and Upington top out at 22°C and De Aar at 18°C, each with a 30% chance of thundershowers. Springbok stays dry, from 5°C to 19°C, and Warrenton is under a veld fire warning from 08:00 to 19:59.Kimberley todayRain, storms22°15°30%WSW 20 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyRain, storms15°22°30%WSW 20UpingtonRain, storms9°22°30%SW 15SpringbokPartly cloudy5°19°0%SSE 5De AarRain, storms13°18°30%SW 15Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideMon 19 Oct02:45, 16:1009:18, 21:42Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesA cool, wet day, with an 80% chance of showers across the board. Gqeberha and Mthatha reach 17°C, East London 18°C, and Queenstown only 15°C after an 8°C start.Gqeberha todayRain showers17°14°80%WSW 25 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaRain showers14°17°80%WSW 25East LondonRain showers15°18°80%SW 25MthathaRain showers8°17°80%SSW 10QueenstownRain showers8°15°80%SSW 10Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideMon 19 Oct02:36, 17:1710:24, 23:00Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideMon 19 Oct02:44, 17:1310:31, 23:09KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesSevere storms threaten most areas away from the south coast, with a 60% chance of thundershowers. Damaging winds hit Ladysmith and Dannhauser from 10:00, and damaging waves reach Durban and Port Shepstone from 11:00. Richards Bay reaches 39°C, Durban 26°C.Durban todayRain, storms26°21°60%SSW 25 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanRain, storms21°26°60%SSW 25PietermaritzburgRain, storms17°28°60%SE 10Richards BayRain, storms21°39°60%S 15NewcastleRain, storms14°32°60%WNW 15Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideMon 19 Oct02:21, 17:0910:03, 23:03View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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