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Weather – four warnings for Monday including disruptive snow and thunderstorms

3 November 2024 [updated 4 November]
By Staff Writer


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Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the central, south and south-eastern parts of South Africa but widespread along the south-east coast. Snow is expected along the Eastern Cape escarpment, according to the SA Weather Service.

Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the central, eastern and south parts but widespread along the south-east coast on Tuesday and Wednesday. Snow is expected along the Eastern Cape escarpment only on Tuesday.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the central and eastern parts of both North West and the Free State, northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

We have also put out a separate snow forecast for Monday and Tuesday and will update it again shortly.

ALSO READ: Snowvember! Late-season disruptive snowfall warning for Monday and Tuesday.

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

A. orange level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms over the south-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

B. yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, as per the map below.

C. yellow level 2 warning for disruptive snow leading to localised traffic disruptions and localised loss of livestock is expected over the northern and central high lying areas of the Eastern Cape on Monday evening into Tuesday.

D. yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms parts of the Eastern Cape, as per the map below.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, eastern parts of North West, the Free State, Gauteng, and in places of the Western Bushveld of Limpopo.

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

A. yellow level 2 warning for disruptive snow as per the map below.

B. yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads, damage to property is expected over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape on Tuesday.

C. yellow level 1 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads, damage to property is expected in places along the along the coast and adjacent interior on Tuesday over the Eastern Cape.

D. yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms as per the map below.

E. yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds as per the map below.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

1. GAUTENG
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot but extremely hot.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

2. MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm to hot, but extremely hot in places in the lowveld, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south.

3. LIMPOPO
Fine very hot, but extremely hot in places.

4. NORTH WEST
Partly cloudy, windy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, except the extreme west.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east and extreme south-east. It will be cool along the coast with moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly wind.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain over the central and eastern parts but scattered along the south coast becoming partly cloudy in the west from the afternoon. Light snowfalls is possible over the Nuweveld mountains from evening.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly along the south coast, otherwise southerly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain, but with isolated thundershowers in the north. Snowfall can be expected over the northern parts in the evening.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold to cool with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north. Snowfall can be expected over the northern parts in the evening.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the extreme southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the north. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected except in the extreme north-east, but scattered in the south.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly but south-westerly in the south spreading northwards from afternoon reaching strong in places.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

PRETORIA
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/36°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

JOHANNESBURG
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/34°C

VEREENIGING
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/36°C

MBOMBELA
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/34°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/35°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy, and windy
Minimum/Maximum: 21/36°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy, and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/36°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy, and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/33°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy, and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/27°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with morning showers becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/16°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/17°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/19°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy to cloudy with widespread thunderstorms.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly reaching strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming south-westerly by the afternoon reaching strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/23°C

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


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