Severe weather Alert: Disruptive SNOW, rain and winds to batter South Africa
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’sweatherhas in store for South Africa’s nine provinces. Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa. Weather conditions and. . .
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’sweatherhas in store for South Africa’s nine provinces. Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa. Weather conditions and UVB forecastGautengTemperature:Fine and cool. The expected UVB Sunburn Index:HighDID YOU KNOWWhere does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?Gauteng is thesmallestof South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of18 178 square kilometres. Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa’s provinces?Gauteng is thebiggestin terms of population, with an estimated16 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of Gauteng?The administrative capital of the province isJohannesburg, which is situated at25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E. MpumalangaTemperature:Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in the Lowveld. DID YOU KNOWWhere does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?Mpumalanga is thesecond smallestof South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres. Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?Mpumalanga is thesixthmost populous, with an estimated4. 7 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of Mpumalanga?The capital and largest city in the province isMbombela(formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E. Thedaily weather forecastand temperature updates around South Africa. LimpopoTemperature:Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and cool to warm. DID YOU KNOWWhere does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?Limpopo is thefifthlargest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres. Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?Limpopo is thefifthmost populous, with an estimated5. 9 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of Limpopo?The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E. North WestTemperature:Fine and cool. DID YOU KNOWWhere does the North West rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?The North West is thesixthlargest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres. Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?The North West is theseventhmost populous, with an estimated4. 2 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of the North West?Its capital isMahikeng(formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E. Free StateTemperature:Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in places. DID YOU KNOWWhere does the Free State rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?The Free State is thethirdlargest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres. Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?The Free State is thesecond smallestin terms of population, with an estimated2. 9 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of the Free State?Formerly known as theOrange Free State, its capital and biggest city isBloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at29°07′S 26°13′E. Northern CapeTemperature:Morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine cool to cold but partly cloudy in the south-east with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme south- east where it will be cloudy. Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterlyDID YOU KNOWWhere does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres. Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated1. 3 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of the Northern Cape?Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E. Western CapeTemperature:Fine and warm over the extreme western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain. It will be cloudy in the east. Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly, reaching near gale force along the south-west coast. The expected UVB Sunburn Index: LowDID YOU KNOWWhere does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?The Western Cape is thefourthlargest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres. Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?The Western Cape is thethirdmost populous, with an estimated7. 2 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of the Western Cape?The capital city isCape Town, which is situated at33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E. Eastern CapeThe Western half:Very cold in places over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cold with widespread showers and rain, but scattered in the north-west. Light snow is expected in places in the north- eastern high ground. The Western half – wind:The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south- easterly, becoming north-easterly west of Gqeberha. The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold with widespread showers and thundershowers, but general showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. It will be very cold with snow in the northern high ground. The Eastern half-wind:The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south- easterly. DID YOU KNOWWhere does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?The Eastern Cape is thesecondlargest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres. Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?The Eastern Cape is thefourthbiggest in terms of population, with an estimated6. 7 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?Its capital isBhisho, which is situated at32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E. KwaZulu-NatalTemperature: Cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the south. Wind:The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong south-easterly south of Richard’s Bay in the afternoon. The expected UVB Sunburn Index:ModerateWhere does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?KwaZulu-Natal is theseventhlargest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres. Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?KwaZulu-Natal is thesecondmost populous, with an estimated11. 5 millioninhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020. What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at29°37′S 30°23′E. WEATHER ALERTSIMPACT-BASED WARNINGSA. Orange Level 6 Warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges/roads/settlements and damage to property/infrastructure is expected in places along the coast and adjacent interior between East London and Port Edward. B. Orange Level 5 Warning: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruptions, disruption to essential services and some communities temporarily cut-off is expected in places over the extreme north-eastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape. C. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges/roads/settlements and damage to property/infrastructure is expected in places long the coast and adjacent interior of KwaZulu-Natal, south of St. Lucia. D. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain resulting in flooding of bridges/roads/settlements and damage to property/infrastructure is expected over the south- eastern parts of the Eastern Cape and the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, except in the extreme north- east. E. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruptions, disruption to essential services and some communities temporarily cut-off is expected in places over the north-eastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape. F. Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging coastal wind and waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea for small vessels/ personal water craft and localised disruption to beachfront activities are expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas. FIRE DANGER WARNINGSNILADVISORIESVery cold and wet conditions with light snowfall expected to set in from Tuesday (28-07-2026) evening in places over Eastern Cape, southern parts of KwaZuluNatal, southern Free State as well as along the Lesotho borders with the passage of the cut-off low weather system, clearing from the west by Thursday (30-07- 2026). Farmers are advised to take precautionary measures to mitigate negative impact under such adverse weather conditions. Weather forecast data provided by theSouth African Weather Service