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Level 6 warning issued for severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and hail in parts of Limpopo
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of Northern Cape and Western Cape.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an orange level 6 warning for severe thunderstorms, with possible heavy downpours and hail, as well as strong damaging winds over the south-western areas of Limpopo on Wednesday.
A yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours, hail and strong winds has also issued over the central areas of the province.
Residents in these areas should watch out for difficult driving conditions with minor accidents due to slippery roads and flooding.
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Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Khai-Ma and Hantam local municipalities of the Northern Cape and Prince Albert local municipality of the Western Cape.
Wednesday’s weather forecast
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches expected over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Limpopo: Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the Lowveld.
North West: Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers
but scattered in the west.
Free State: Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.
Northern Cape: Cool along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers, mainly in the extreme north-east.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable south of Hondeklip Bay in the morning, otherwise southerly to south-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh towards the afternoon.
Western Cape: Cool in places along the coast, otherwise fine and warm, but hot over the interior. It will be partly cloudy over the extreme eastern parts of the south coast where it will become cloudy from the afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Table Bay in the morning, but moderate north-westerly between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, otherwise fresh south to south-westerly, spreading to the west by the afternoon.
It will become fresh to strong east to south-easterly between Cape Columbine and George late tomorrow evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
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Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm, becoming cloudy along the coast in the evening with light showers. The wind along the coast will be Moderate north-easterly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, by scattered near the KZN border. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm, but cool in places in the south-west. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the south-west except in the north-east.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.
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