WEATHER TODAY: Level 4 alert for flooding storms in eastern KZN, 38°C in Musina
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A Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms and flooding is in place for eastern KwaZulu-Natal, with a Level 2 for the west. Durban, East London and Mthatha are the wettest places with an 80% chance of rain, while Musina is hottest at 38°C as parts of the Limpopo and Mpumalanga Lowveld turn extremely hot. Extremely high fire danger covers most of North West, northern Free State and the Limpopo Valley, and the Northern Cape and Western Cape stay dry.
Weather warnings for Tuesday 27 October
No weather warnings are in force for Tuesday. SAWS’ advisories are below.
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SAWS advisoryImpact-Based WarningsWhat3 items, tap to read- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning resulting in flooding of roads, settlements and low-lying areas, resulting in closure of some bridges and roads, injuries and danger to life, damage or loss of infrastructure, settlements (formal and informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock are expected in the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected in western KwaZulu-Natal.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain resulting in localised flooding of settlements, roads and bridges is expected along the coast and adjacent interior east of Cape St Francis.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of North – West, in most parts of northern Free State as well as in the Limpopo Valley.
- Extremely hot temperatures are expected over the extreme south -central and Lowveld of Limpopo as well as in places over the Mpumalanga Lowveld.
The moon tonight is a waning gibbous, about 97% lit, and the next new moon is on Monday 9 November.
Weather today by province, Tuesday 27 October
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Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 31°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingShowers and thundershowers are possible, with a 30% chance of rain. Pretoria reaches 34°C from 21°C, Johannesburg and Soweto 31°C, and Vereeniging 19°C to 31°C.Johannesburg todayRain, storms31°20°30%N 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgRain, storms20°31°30%N 5PretoriaRain, storms21°34°30%NE 5SowetoRain, storms20°31°30%N 5VereenigingRain, storms19°31°30%W 10Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesDry, with high-level cloud all day. Paarl is warmest at 29°C, then Stellenbosch at 27°C, Cape Town 24°C and George 22°C.Cape Town todayHigh cloud24°14°0%ENE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownHigh cloud14°24°0%ENE 5StellenboschHigh cloud11°27°0%ENE 5PaarlHigh cloud13°29°0%E 5GeorgeHigh cloud13°22°0%ESE 10Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideTue 27 Oct09:35, 22:0303:36, 15:46Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 30°C and Polokwane reaches 32°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloPlaces in the Lowveld turn extremely hot. Mbombela (17°C to 30°C) and Ermelo (15°C to 29°C) have a 60% chance of thundershowers, eMalahleni 30% with a high of 30°C.Mbombela todayRain, storms30°17°60%ENE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaRain, storms17°30°60%ENE 5eMalahleniRain, storms18°30°30%WNW 10ErmeloRain, storms15°29°60%E 10Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaExtremely hot in the south-central parts and Lowveld, with extremely high fire danger in the Limpopo Valley. Musina hits 38°C, Thohoyandou 36°C, Tzaneen 34°C and Polokwane 32°C, thundershowers 30%.Polokwane todayRain, storms32°20°30%NE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwaneRain, storms20°32°30%NE 5TzaneenRain, storms18°34°30%E 10ThohoyandouRain, storms19°36°30%SE 10MusinaRain, storms20°38°30%SE 15North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 34°C and Bloemfontein reaches 31°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpExtremely high fire danger over most of the province. Mahikeng and Rustenburg reach 34°C, Klerksdorp 33°C and Potchefstroom 32°C, with a 30% chance of thundershowers.Mahikeng todayRain, storms34°19°30%NE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengRain, storms19°34°30%NE 5RustenburgRain, storms19°34°30%NNE 5PotchefstroomRain, storms19°32°30%NNW 10KlerksdorpRain, storms19°33°30%WSW 10Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadExtremely high fire danger in the north, where Kroonstad hits 33°C with a 30% chance of thundershowers. Bloemfontein (31°C) and Bethlehem (29°C) stay dry.Bloemfontein todayPartly cloudy31°14°0%WSW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinPartly cloudy14°31°0%WSW 10BethlehemCloudy14°29°0%WSW 15KroonstadRain, storms18°33°30%WSW 10Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 31°C, Gqeberha reaches 20°C and Durban reaches 21°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesDry under partly cloudy skies. Upington reaches 33°C, Kimberley 31°C under cloud, Springbok 30°C from a cool 11°C and De Aar 28°C.Kimberley todayCloudy31°17°0%SE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyCloudy17°31°0%SE 10UpingtonPartly cloudy19°33°0%ESE 10SpringbokPartly cloudy11°30°0%SSW 10De AarPartly cloudy14°28°0%SE 15Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideTue 27 Oct08:52, 21:2002:58, 15:08Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesA wet, cool day. East London has an 80% chance of thundershowers (16°C to 20°C), Mthatha 80% for showers with a high of 18°C, Gqeberha and Queenstown 60%, both at 20°C.Gqeberha todayRain showers20°16°60%E 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaRain showers16°20°60%E 15East LondonRain, storms16°20°80%ENE 15MthathaRain showers11°18°80%SSE 5QueenstownRain showers11°20°60%ESE 10Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideTue 27 Oct09:53, 22:2103:55, 16:08Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideTue 27 Oct09:56, 22:2403:56, 16:10KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesA Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms, flooding and road closures covers the east, a Level 2 the west. Durban has an 80% chance of rain at 21°C, Richards Bay 25°C and Pietermaritzburg only 16°C.Durban todayRain showers21°18°80%SSE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanRain showers18°21°80%SSE 10PietermaritzburgRain showers12°16°60%SSE 5Richards BayRain showers18°25°60%SSE 10NewcastleRain showers13°24°60%SE 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideTue 27 Oct10:01, 22:2603:57, 16:12View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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