There will be rain and storms in some parts of South Africa.
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The South African Weather Service has warned of disruptive
rain that will lead to flooding as well as thunderstorms and strong winds in
several provinces across the country.
Impact-based warnings:
A. A Yellow Level 4 warning for disruptive rain that could
lead to the flooding of settlements, roads, and bridges, as well as disruption
to livelihoods, is expected over parts of the Wild Coast and adjacent interior
of the Eastern Cape.
B. A Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for severe
thunderstorms leading to gusty winds, heavy downpours, and large amounts of
small hail over most parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the south-eastern parts of
Mpumalanga, as well as the south-eastern parts of the North West. The eastern
parts of the Free State are also expected to be affected.
C. A Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for damaging
waves that could lead to temporary disruptions of beachfront activities and
difficulty in navigation at sea between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay.
D. A Yellow Level 2 warning for winds leading to difficulty
in navigation at sea is expected between Alexander Bay and Cape Agulhas.
Advisories:
1. An intense cut-off low-pressure system is expected to
affect the southern, central, and eastern parts of the country from Sunday
until Wednesday (29 October to 1 November). The public and small stock farmers
are advised that cold to very cold, wet, and windy conditions are expected over
the Eastern Cape from Saturday, spreading to KwaZulu-Natal, Free State,
Mpumalanga, Gauteng, Limpopo and North West from Sunday into Monday.
Snow can be expected on the high ground of the Eastern Cape,
KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Free State, and extreme southern highveld of Mpumalanga.
There is the possibility of disruptive snowfall over the northern high ground
of the Eastern Cape and western high ground and the Drakensberg region of
KwaZulu-Natal from Sunday.
????Weather outlook for Saturday and Sunday(28 &29 October 2023).
Wet and cold weekend expected for the southern provinces spreading to the east on Sunday.
Significant drop of temperatures expected over the southern parts of the country.#southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/h1Y4nhoQfS— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) October 26, 2023
Weather in your province:
Gauteng will be partly cloudy and hot with
isolated thundershowers from the afternoon but scattered in the south.
The expected UVB sunburn index is high.
It will be partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and
thundershowers but scattered over the southern highveld of Mpumalanga.
Limpopo will be partly cloudy and hot to very
hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west and southern parts of
the province.
The North West can expect partly cloudy,
windy, and hot conditions, with isolated thundershowers but scattered in the
south-eastern parts of the province.
It will be partly cloudy, windy, and warm to hot, with
isolated thundershowers but scattered in the east in the Free State.
The Northern Cape can expect partly cloudy
conditions in the south and western parts in the morning. It will otherwise be
fine and warm but cool to cold in the south. It will be windy in places over
the interior and along the coast.
The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to
south-easterly.
Partly cloudy and cool to cold conditions are expected in
the Western Cape, but it will be fine and warm over the west coast.
It will be cloudy along the south coast and eastern interior with, isolated to
scattered showers and rain but widespread along the eastern parts of the south
coast.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly
but moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly along the south coast in the
morning.
The expected UVB sunburn index is high.
The western half of the Eastern Cape will
be cloudy and cool to cold with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread
in the south. Light snowfalls are expected over the high ground at night.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh
south-westerly, becoming southerly from late afternoon.
The eastern half of the province will be cloudy and cold
with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread along the coast and
adjacent interior and isolated in the extreme north.
Light snowfalls are expected over the northern mountains at
night. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.
KwaZulu-Natal can expect cloudy and cool to cold
conditions with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the
extreme northern parts of the province.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh
south-westerly to southerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index is low.
