A powerful low-pressure system is moving across South Africa, bringing severe thunderstorms and a risk of flooding to six provinces. According to the South African Weather Service, a Yellow Level 4 warning has been issued for the south-eastern parts of Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal, where heavy downpours and strong winds are expected.
The warning system, which uses a colour-coded approach to indicate the level of risk, has also issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for southern Gauteng, the southern and escarpment areas of Mpumalanga, southern KwaZulu-Natal, central and eastern Northern Cape, Free State, and large parts of the North West. This warning indicates a moderate risk of impact, requiring caution and awareness.
Provincial Weather Forecast
The weather forecast for the next 24 hours indicates that partly cloudy and warm to cool conditions can be expected, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country. However, widespread showers are expected in KwaZulu-Natal.
In Gauteng, morning fog is expected in the extreme south-east, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. Mpumalanga can expect early morning fog on the Highveld and escarpment, cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers in the south-east.
Weather Warning Update
The following provinces can expect the following weather conditions:
- Limpopo: Cloudy with morning fog on the escarpment, partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers.
- North West: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Free State: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Northern Cape: Cloudy in the west, becoming fine and very hot, with isolated to scattered showers in the east and central parts.
- Western Cape: Cloudy with morning rain in the south, partly cloudy and warm to very hot in the west.
- Eastern Cape: Cloudy with morning fog, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog, partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy with widespread showers.
For more information on the weather warning system, visit the South African Weather Service Wikipedia page.</p)
