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A warm to hot Monday with some thunderstorms in places

17 November 2024 [updated 18 November]
By Staff Writer


Isolated showers and thundershowers can be expected over the central and eastern parts of the country on Monday, but scattered over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Matatiele and Umzimvubu Local municipalities of the Eastern Cape.

Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service (SAWS) for Monday:

A. yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding of roads, settlements and low-lying areas leading to closure of some bridges and roads due to heavy downpours, damage to property and infrastructure due to strong winds and hail, and disruption of municipal services due to excessive lightning are expected over the extreme eastern parts of Eastern Cape as well as the western and interior parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-western parts of Eastern Cape, western parts of Free State as well as most of the Northern Cape, except over northern part of the Dawid Kruiper local municipality.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

2. MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.

3. LIMPOPO
Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld.

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

5. FREE STATE
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot but cool along the south coast, where it will be cloudy in the morning. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with a chance light rain in places along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated thunderstorms in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light and variable east of Cape St Francis in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong south-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot. It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon, but scattered in the east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east. It will be very hot in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming moderate south-westerly from the south in the afternoon, spreading to the north by evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/32°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/35°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/34°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/36°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/39°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

GEORGE
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C

GQEBERHA
Coudy with a chance of light rain.
Wind: Fresh to strong south- westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/24°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with a chance of light rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/30°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with a chance of light rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/36°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/35°C

This forecast may change and updates issued more than once a day.


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