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WEATHER: Strong winds with RAIN expected in parts of SA

WEATHER: Strong winds with RAIN expected in parts of SA

Struggling to decide what to wear? Here's what today's weather has in store for South Africa's nine provinces.
Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.
Temperature: Partly cloudy and cool.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
Where does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres.
Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa's provinces?
Gauteng is the biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 16 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Gauteng?
The administrative capital of the province is Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Temperature: Morning fog over the highveld, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to cold.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
Mpumalanga is the sixth most populous, with an estimated 4.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
The capital and largest city in the province is Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E.
The daily weather forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.
Temperature: Morning fog patches in the south, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the north-east.
Where does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres.
Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth most populous, with an estimated 5.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Limpopo?
The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E.
Temperature: Windy in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool..
Where does the North West rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres.
Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
The North West is the seventh most populous, with an estimated 4.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the North West?
Its capital is Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at 25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E.
Temperature: Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool, but cold along Lesotho border. It will be windy in the west.
Where does the Free State rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.
Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
The Free State is the second smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 2.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Free State?
Formerly known as the Orange Free State, its capital and biggest city is Bloemfontein, South Africa's judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Frosty areas in places in the morning, otherwise fine, windy and cool to cold, but warm in the north. It will become cloudy along the coastal areas during the evening.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north westerly, becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the late afternoon.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa's nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 1.3 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at 28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E.
Temperature: Frosty areas in places in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to cold but warm in places over the central and eastern parts. It will become cloudy to partly cloudy along the west and south-western coastal areas during the evening.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly to westerly along the west and south-west coast, spreading to the south coast by afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
Where does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
The Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres.
Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
The Western Cape is the third most populous, with an estimated 7.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
The capital city is Cape Town, which is situated at 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E.
The Western half: Fine, windy and warm, but cool in places in the north.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north easterly.
The Eastern half: Morning fog in Places over the interior, otherwise fine, windy and cool, but warm in places south-west.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north easterly.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa's nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the fourth biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 6.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Its capital is Bhisho, which is situated at 32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E.
Temperature: Morning rain along the north coast and fog patches in the west at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, but cold in the south-west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa's provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa's nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres.
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa's provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the second most populous, with an estimated 11.5 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?
The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at 29°37′S 30°23′E.
Yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localized problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes, longer travel time, and risk of localized runaway fires are expected over the central part of the Northern Cape.
Extreme veld fire conditions are expected over Upington and Kareeberg local municipalities in the Northern Cape and Beaufort West local municipality in the Western Cape.
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