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The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Thursday, 14 November 2024.
The weather service has warned of severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding, strong winds, and small hail in parts of the Free State, North West, and Northern Cape; damaging winds resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea; and extremely uncomfortable conditions in parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape. Here’s what you need to know.
The weather service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of roads, low-lying areas, and bridges; damage to property and infrastructure due to strong winds; and large amounts of small hail are expected over the western and central parts of the Free State and North West and the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
Damaging winds resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea for small vessels and personal watercraft (e.g., kayaks) are also expected, which may lead to vessels taking on water and at risk of capsizing in the locality between Alexander Bay and Cape Point in the early morning.
Extreme fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Dawid Kruiper, Kai Igarib, and Joe Morolong local municipalities in the Northern Cape and the Kagiso-Molopo local municipality in the North West.
Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the interior of the West Coast District in the Western Cape and south-western parts of the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape.
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Here’s what to expect in your province on Thursday, 14 November:
Gauteng:
Residents of Gauteng can expect cloudy weather in the morning; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Mpumalanga:
Mpumalanga residents can expect cloudy conditions in the east with morning fog and drizzle along the escarpment; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the Highveld.
Limpopo:
The day will be cloudy along the escarpment with morning fog and drizzle; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west.
North-West province:
Partly cloudy and warm weather awaits North West residents with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
Free State:
Residents of the Free State will see morning fog patches in the extreme east; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the western.
Northern Cape:
The day will be cool along the coast; otherwise, it will be fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.
Western Cape:
Western Cape residents can expect partly cloudy conditions at first in the eastern parts and along the south coast; otherwise, it will be fine and warm to hot but very hot in places over the interior of the West Coast District.
The region’s expected UVB sunburn index is “extreme.”
Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
Eastern Cape (western half):
There will be cloudy weather in places at first; otherwise, it will be fine and cool but warm in the north.
Eastern Cape (eastern half):
There will be cloudy and cool conditions with morning isolated showers and rain south of the escarpment. It will become fine in the north-western parts in the afternoon.
KwaZulu-Natal:
Residents of KwaZulu-Natal can look forward to morning fog in places in the south-western interior; otherwise, it will be cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and rain but isolated along the coast and in the northeast.
The region’s expected UVB sunburn index is “high.”
Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
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