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Multiple warnings for Sunday and more widespread rainfall possible as heat wave no longer indicated

14 December 2024 [updated 15 December]
By Staff Writer


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Rain and showers can be expected along the south-west coast, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the eastern parts of the country on Sunday, according to the SA Weather Service (SAWS). Mostly warm to hot temperatures but very hot in places over the central parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms causing heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, strong damaging winds and excessive lightning that will result in localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads and low-lying areas, localised damage to properties as well as localised disruptions to municipal services are expected over North West, Gauteng, extreme south western Mpumalanga and eastern and central parts of Free State as well as the western parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal and extreme eastern parts of the Easter Cape.

B. yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea, and small vessels at risk of capsizing in locality is expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay as well as between Coffee Bay and Port Edwards.

C. yellow level 1 warning for strong damaging winds that could lead to localised damage to settlements both formal and informal are expected in places over Chris Hani District Municipality, Walter Sisulu Local Municipality and Senqu Local Municipality as well as the central and the southern parts of Northern Cape and over the western parts of Free State.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western parts of North West and Free State as well as the north eastern parts of the Western Cape as well as the western parts of the Eastern Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Sunday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the north.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

2. MPUMALANGA
Cloudy at first with morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the lowveld, with isolated afternoon thundershowers over the highveld.

3. LIMPOPO
Cloudy in the morning with fog and drizzle over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers over the western bushveld.

4. NORTH WEST
Fine, windy and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

5. FREE STATE
Fine, windy, and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Fine, windy, and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over the eastern parts. It will be cool to warm in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south to south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool along the south, with isolated rain and showers in the south and south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but fine in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south to south-westerly, but fresh to strong westerly to north-westerly along the south and the south-west coast, becoming strong to gale south-westerly from the afternoon, but moderate in the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine, windy and very hot and extremely hot, but warm along the coast, becoming cloudy with isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior from late afternoon into the night.
The wind along the coast will be Strong gale force south-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in the southern Drakensberg area at first, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from afternoon.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the north with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south and south-western parts. The wind along the coast will be the wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly reaching strong to near gale force in the south, becoming southerly to south-westerly from the south by the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/33°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/33°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with drizzle and morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon,
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/29°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/33°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/33°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/35°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with rain and showers in the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh north westerly from the late morning, but light to moderate south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Partly cloudy in the morning, becoming cloudy with light rain from the evening.
Wind: Fresh to strong westerly to north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the afternoon, but moderate from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming cloudy with isolated showers by evening.
Wind: Strong to gale force south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/28°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate north easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly reaching strong to near gale force at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/33°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/36°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/40°C

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