Weather forecast, alerts and UVB index for all South African provinces, 27 August 2021

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Severe Weather Alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

1. Yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding is expected over the south-western parts of the Western Cape.
2. Orange level 6 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding is expected over the City of Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch, Theewaterskloof and Overstrand LM’s of the Western Cape.
3. Yellow level 2 warning for snow leading to loss of vulnerable livestock and crops is expected in the high-lying areas of the Cape Winelands, Garden Route, Central Karoo of the Western Cape as well as southern and western parts of Namakwa District of the Northern Cape.
4. Yellow level 2 warning for waves resulting in difficult navigation at sea is expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
5. Yellow level 2 warning for wind resulting in localized damages to informal settlements, difficult driving conditions and problems for high-sides vehicles on prone routes is expected over the central parts of the North West and the central and eastern parts of the Free State.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in Gauteng, central and eastern parts of the North West, the eastern parts of the Free State and in places in Limpopo.

ADVISORIES:

1. Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern, central and western parts of the Northern Cape, in places over the interior of the Western Cape spreading to the Eastern Cape, the southern Free State and the south-western high-ground of KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
2. Yellow level 4 warning for snow leading to loss of vulnerable livestock and crops, the closure of mountain passes, and disruption to traffic is expected over the high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape and the south-western and western high-ground of KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
3. Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localized flooding can be expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape on Saturday.

Gauteng:

Temperature: Partly cloudy, warm and windy with isolated thundershowers.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga:

Temperature: Fine and warm, but hot in the Lowveld. It will become partly cloudy in the west from the afternoon where it will be windy. Isolated thundershowers are expected in the extreme south-west.

Limpopo:

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

North-West Province:

Temperature: Partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated thundershowers.

Free State:

Temperature: Warm in the extreme north-east, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool with isolated thundershowers.

Northern Cape:

Temperature: Cool in the extreme north-east, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cold, but cloudy over the central and western parts with isolated showers and rain but scattered in the west. Snow is expected over the southern and western high-ground where it will be very cold.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly becoming moderate westerly to north-westerly by evening.

Western Cape:

Temperature: Mostly cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered showers and rain but widespread in the west. Snow is expected on the high-ground.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong westerly to south-westerly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

Eastern Cape:

The Western half – Temperature: Cloudy and cold with isolated showers but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior.

The Western half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

The Eastern half – Temperature: Partly cloudy and cool but warm in the east, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and rain from the afternoon.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Kwazulu-Natal:

Temperature: Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but hot in places in the north-east. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected in the south, but scattered in the extreme south-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-westerly from the south from mid-morning, spreading to the north by the evening.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very high.

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