South Africa weather warning: Gusty winds and rain expected

South Africa weather warning: Gusty winds and rain expected

🌤 Gauteng

Weather: Fine and cool.
UVB Index: High – wear sunblock.
Facts:

  • Smallest province by area (18,178 km²).
  • Most populated with around 16 million people (2020 census).
  • Capital: Johannesburg (25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E).

🌥 Mpumalanga

Weather: Partly cloudy in Lowveld and escarpment. Fog in morning. Fine and cool elsewhere.
Facts:

  • Second smallest province (76,495 km²).
  • Sixth in population with 4.7 million people.
  • Capital: Mbombela (25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E).

🌦 Limpopo

Weather: Fog and drizzle in the east. Partly cloudy and cool elsewhere. Fine in central areas.
Facts:

  • Fifth largest province (125,754 km²).
  • Fifth in population with 5.9 million people.
  • Capital: Polokwane (23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E).

🌬 North West

Weather: Fine, windy and cold. Becomes partly cloudy.
Facts:

  • Sixth largest province (104,882 km²).
  • Seventh in population with 4.2 million people.
  • Capital: Mahikeng (25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E).

❄ Free State

Weather: Fine and cold to cool. Windy in central and western areas.
Facts:

  • Third largest province (129,825 km²).
  • Second smallest population: 2.9 million.
  • Capital: Bloemfontein (29°07′S 26°13′E), also SA’s judicial capital.

🌫 Northern Cape

Weather: Fog on coast. Fine and cool inland. Cloudy in northeast later. Windy inland.
Wind: Light south-easterly in the morning. Later, light to moderate north-westerly.
Facts:

  • Largest province (372,889 km²).
  • Smallest population: 1.3 million.
  • Capital: Kimberley (28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E).

🌤 Western Cape

Weather: Fog along west and south coast. Fine and cool. Warm in places. Cloudy with evening drizzle in southwest.
Wind: Light to strong northerly. Turns south-westerly in the afternoon.
UVB Index: Low
Facts:

  • Fourth largest province (129,449 km²).
  • Third most populated: 7.2 million.
  • Capital: Cape Town (33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E).

☀ Eastern Cape

Weather: Fine and warm across both western and eastern halves.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Facts:

  • Second largest province (168,966 km²).
  • Fourth in population: 6.7 million.
  • Capital: Bhisho (32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E).

🌤 KwaZulu-Natal

Weather: Partly cloudy in northeast. Fine and cool elsewhere. Warm in some eastern areas.
Wind: Moderate north-westerly early, then fresh north-easterly.
UVB Index: High
Facts:

  • Seventh in size (94,361 km²).
  • Second most populated: 11.5 million.
  • Capital: Pietermaritzburg (29°37′S 30°23′E).

⚠ Weather Alerts

Yellow Level 1: Damaging winds in western Northern Cape. Local fire risk and settlement damage possible.

🔥 Fire Danger Warnings

Extreme Fire Risk:

  • Beaufort-West and Prince Albert (Western Cape).
  • Kareeberg (Northern Cape).

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