Regional Forecast
The weather forecast for May 8th
Last updated at 04:51 SAST
Warnings
Orange Level 8 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to
widespread flooding and prolonged disruptions of
settlements, roads and bridges is expected over Koukamma,
Kouga Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro of
Eastern Cape.
B. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to
localised flooding of susceptible settlements or roads
and bridges as well as localised disruption due to
sinkholes/blocked drainage systems is expected over
the west coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern
Cape.
C. Yellow level 2 warning for Damaging waves leading to
damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption of
harbours/coastal routes, medium/large vessels dragging
anchor/breaking mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront
activities is expected along the Eastern Cape coast.
D. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds and Waves
leading to damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption
of harbours, medium/large vessels dragging anchor/breaking
mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront activities
is expected along the KwaZulu-Natal coast.
Special weather advisories
Very cold, windy and wet conditions are expected over the Western parts of the
country. The public and all small stock farmers are advised that the combination of
snow, gale force winds, heavy rain, flooding, very cold conditions and very rough
seas are expected from Sunday until Tuesday
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Northern Cape
Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but cloudy in the south-eastern parts. It will be fine in the extreme northern parts.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Rain +2 Hours
Rain +24 Hours
Temperature +24 Hours
Gauteng
Fine and cold but cool in the extreme north.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
Mpumalanga
Fine and cold to cool but warm in places in the Lowveld.
Limpopo
Partly cloudy in the Western Bushveld in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm.
North West
Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the southern parts in the afternoon.
Western Cape
Cloudy in the morning with isolated showers and rain along the extreme east coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, but light to moderate south-westerly to southerly along the south coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
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Western Half Of The Eastern Cape
Cloudy and cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain except in the northern parts.
The wind along the coast will be strong westerly, moderating in the evening.
Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape
Morning fog patches in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and cold with light morning rain in places along the west coast.
The wind along the coast will be strong south-westerly to westerly, moderating in the evening.
Kwazulu-Natal
Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy in the east with isolated evening showers and rain.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, but south-easterly in the north. It will be strong at times in the south.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
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Updated at 04:51 SAST