More rain over the weekend across South Africa

12 September 2024 [updated 14 September]
By Staff Writer

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A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Limpopo and Mpumalanga until at least Sunday, according to the SA Weather Service. Very hot and humid weather resulting in extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in the Lowveld, Limpopo Valley and Western Bushveld of Limpopo on Saturday and Sunday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service (SAWS):

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern and northern parts of the Northern Cape, in places over the Free State and North West, the western and northern parts of Limpopo, the south-western parts of Gauteng, the northern Lowveld of Mpumalanga, the extreme northern interior of the Eastern Cape and the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Saturday:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the south in the evening. It will be very hot in the extreme north. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

MPUMALANGA
Fine and hot to very hot.

LIMPOPO
Fine and hot to very hot but extremely hot in places in the Lowveld.

THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Partly cloudy, windy and hot.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme north-west.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except the west and north. It will be fine in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but fine in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly along the west and south-west coast, otherwise light and variable. The expected UVB sunburn index: High

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine and cool, but cloudy with light rain and drizzle along the coast and adjacent interior mainly in the morning. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, but south-easterly in the afternoon. It will become moderate to fresh north-easterly in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, but light rain and drizzle along the coast and adjacent interior. It will be windy and warm in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon, but north-easterly at night.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon, except in the north-east. It will be hot in places in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly in the extreme north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecast from SAWS for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

JOHANNESBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/32°C

VEREENIGING
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/33°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/34°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/34°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/31°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/31°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/28°C

CAPE TOWN
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming light to moderate southerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning and evening, otherwise light to moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/18°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with light rain and drizzle in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly, but south-easterly in the afternoon. It will become moderate to fresh north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with light rain and drizzle.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon, but north-easterly at night.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from late afternoon.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from late afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C

This forecast changes regularly and updates will be issued periodically.

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