Monday's weather: Level 4 storm warnings in place for north-eastern parts of South Africa
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued Yellow Level 4 warnings for severe thunderstorms along the escarpment and eastern highveld of Mpumalanga, as well as the northern parts of Limpopo.
The weather service said these events, anticipated for Monday, January 5, could bring heavy downpours and damaging winds to the aforementioned areas, leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads and settlements as well as damage to infrastructure.
The SAWS also issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over the central and eastern parts of Limpopo, the highveld and lowveld of Mpumalanga, eastern parts of the Free State and south-western areas of North West. This Level 2 warning also extends to the KwaZulu-Natal midlands as well as the western parts of the province.
These areas could also experience heavy downpours and damaging winds, putting roads and infrastructure in danger.
Furthermore, extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Kai !Garib local municipality of the Northern Cape.
Forecast for around South Africa
Gauteng is expected to be cloudy at first, but otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm in the north, with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Mpumalanga will be cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.
KwaZulu-Natal will see morning fog over the interior, with otherwise partly cloudy conditions across the provinces, with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Western Cape will be partly cloudy along the south coast and eastern interior at first, otherwise warm but hot to very hot over the interior.
Limpopo can expect cloudy and cool to warm conditions, with scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms.
North-West Province will experience morning fog patches in the east, as well as partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions, with scattered showers and thunderstorms, albeit isolated in the extreme west.
Free State will see fog patches in the east, and partly cloudy conditions throughout, with warm to hot temperatures and scattered showers and thunderstorms, isolated in the west.
Northern Cape can expect cloudy conditions at first along the coast, with otherwise fine and warm to hot conditions, but partly cloudy in the east, with isolated showers and thunderstorms.
Eastern Cape will see partly cloudy and warm conditions across most of the province, with isolated thundershowers in the extreme north and scattered along the Drakensberg. Windy conditions are expected along the coast.
Temperatures across South Africa
- Johannesburg: 14/26
- Pretoria: 14/26
- Cape Town: 20/31
- Durban: 22/26
- Bloemfontein: 14/28
- Polokwane: 16/23
- Upington: 22/35
- Port Elizabeth: 18/26
- East London: 18/27
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