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Weather: Severe storms in EC, heatwaves in WC and EC and fire dangers in NC this Monday
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region.
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The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Monday, 30 December 2024.
South Africa braces for severe weather, including thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape, fire dangers in the Northern Cape, and heatwaves in the Western and Eastern Cape. Here’s what you need to know.
Weather warnings, Monday, 30 December
Impact-based warnings
The weather service has issued a yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in damage to settlements, property, and vehicles that are expected over the central parts of the Eastern Cape.
Yellow level 1 warning for winds and waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas from the afternoon.
Fire danger warnings
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in the Western Cape except the coastal areas, the extreme northwestern parts of the Eastern Cape, as well as the central and western parts of the Northern Cape.
Advisories
Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the central parts of the Western Cape.
A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the northwestern parts of the Eastern Cape, lasting until Tuesday, 31 December 2024.
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Provincial weather forecast
Here’s what to expect in your province on Monday, 30 December:
Gauteng:
Residents of Gauteng can expect partly cloudy and warm weather with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Mpumalanga:
Mpumalanga residents can enjoy cloudy and warm to hot conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the east.
Limpopo:
The day will be cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the southwest.
North West:
Partly cloudy and warm to hot weather awaits North West residents with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme west.
Free State:
Residents of the Free State will see morning fog patches in the extreme east; otherwise, partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.
Northern Cape:
The day will be fine in the west; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.
Western Cape:
Western Cape residents can expect fine conditions in the northwest; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and rain in the southwest in the evening.
The region’s expected UVB sunburn index is “very high.”
Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
Eastern Cape (western half):
There will be partly cloudy and hot to very hot weather with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east.
Eastern Cape (eastern half):
The day will start with being partly cloudy and hot to very hot with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
KwaZulu-Natal:
Residents of KwaZulu-Natal can look forward to morning fog patches in places over the interior; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme west and northern parts.
The region’s expected UVB sunburn index is “extreme.”
Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
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