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Heat wave advisory from Monday again but widespread showers in the east on Wednesday

15 December 2024 [updated 16 December]
By Staff Writer


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Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the eastern and central parts of the country on Monday and Tuesday, but widespread over KZN on Wednesday according to the SA Weather Service (SAWS).

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in the north-western and north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Wednesday.

Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected along the coast and adjacent interior of KwaZulu-Natal, the lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo as well as the Limpopo Valley until Wednesday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

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 the North West, Gauteng, Highveld of Mpumalanga and eastern and central parts of Free state as well as most of Kwa-Zulu Natal and the south western parts of Limpopo.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the southern parts of the ZF Mgcawu and the western parts of the Pixey Ka Seme District Municipalities in the Northern Cape as well as in places in the Limpopo Valley and the southern parts of the Limpopo lowveld.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

2. MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east. It will be very hot to extremely hot in the Lowveld.

3. LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and hot to very with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the south-west. It will be extremely hot over the southern Lowveld.

4. NORTH WEST
Partly cloudy windy and hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy windy and hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south.

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 warm in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, except in the north-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong from the evening along the south coast. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning showers and rain,exceptbin the extreme north-west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot in the north, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain. Scattered thundershowers are expected in the north moving south of escarpment in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south-easterly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm but hot in places in the north-west with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly in the north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to south-easterly from late morning but north-easterly south of Mtunzini by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/31°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/32°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/33°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/32°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/32°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/34°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/36°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/33°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy from the evening.
Wind: Moderate north-westerly, becoming light and variable from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Cloudy to partly cloudy, but fine in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly, becoming fresh south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the morning and evening, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming light south-easterly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/26°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

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