Weather: Level 2 warning for disruptive rain in Eastern Cape

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain until Tuesday night.

“A cut-off low over the central parts of the country coupled with a high pressure system south-east of the country is expected to result in a chance of showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts of the province,” warned the weather service.

“Heavy downpours are expected in places over the Wild Coast and adjacent interior, where persistent rainfall may lead to localised flooding.”

The weather service also expects cool weather in Gauteng due to “enough moisture that is being pushed in from the eastern parts of the country from the ocean with upper air weather system dynamics, which result in cloudy conditions and cold to cool conditions with showers and thunderstorms.”

Tuesday’s weather forecast

Gauteng: Cloudy with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: moderate.

Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches along the escarpment and Highveld, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers but scattered in the east.

Limpopo: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.

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North West: Cloudy in the east with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.

Free State: Cloudy with morning fog patches over the central and the eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.

Northern Cape: Morning fog in the far north-west, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to southeasterly touching fresh at times.

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Western Cape: Morning fog over the southern parts and along the west coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to southeasterly but northerly to north-westerly along the south coast becoming south-westerly from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate.

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in places, otherwise otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be light westerly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy with morning fog patches in places in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.

The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

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KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.