 warned on Monday of disruptive summer rainfall with a risk of widespread flooding in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, while heatwave conditions persist in parts of the Eastern Cape and very hot to extremely hot, uncomfortable conditions are expected in parts of the Western and Northern Cape.){kind=link}
Staff Reporter
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) warned on Monday of disruptive summer rainfall with a risk of widespread flooding in parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga, while heatwave conditions persist in parts of the Eastern Cape and very hot to extremely hot, uncomfortable conditions are expected in parts of the Western and Northern Cape.
SAWS issued an Orange Level 9 impact-based warning for disruptive rainfall that could bring widespread flooding, mudslides, and damage to property, with danger to life due to fast-flowing streams, for the eastern areas of Mopani district and Collins Chabane Local Municipality in Limpopo, and Bushbuckridge Local Municipality in Mpumalanga, continuing into Tuesday.
An Orange Level 6 warning remains in place for disruptive rainfall over the escarpment of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, while Yellow Level 2 warnings include localised flooding in the eastern parts of both provinces and severe thunderstorms over north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, with heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail.
SAWS said a heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected until Tuesday over the Eastern Cape, except for the Joe Gqabi area and the southern parts of Nelson Mandela Bay, and that very hot to extremely hot, uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Central Karoo of the Western Cape on Monday.
Provincial outlook and main city temperatures (minimum/maximum):
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm. Pretoria 17°C/28°C; Johannesburg 16°C/26°C.
Mpumalanga: Cloudy, cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers; flooding is possible in warned areas. Mbombela 18°C/21°C.
Limpopo: Cloudy, cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers; disruptive rainfall may bring flooding and related damage. Polokwane 16°C/24°C.
North West: Partly cloudy and hot with isolated thundershowers. Mahikeng 18°C/34°C.
Free State: Partly cloudy and very hot with isolated thundershowers. Bloemfontein 18°C/35°C.
Northern Cape: Cloudy along the coast with morning fog patches and warm conditions, otherwise fine and hot to very hot; partly cloudy in the east with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Kimberley 21°C/37°C; Upington 25°C/41°C.
Western Cape: Cloudy and warm along the coast with fog along the west coast and morning drizzle along the south coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot over the north-eastern interior. Cape Town 20°C/28°C; George 19°C/26°C.
Eastern Cape: Fine and hot to very hot in many areas, with fog patches along the coast early and isolated afternoon thundershowers over the interior. Gqeberha 19°C/28°C; East London 21°C/30°C.
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers; severe thunderstorms are possible in the north-east. Durban 22°C/30°C; Pietermaritzburg 16°C/32°C; Richards Bay 22°C/31°C.
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