WEATHER TODAY: Flooding rain for Durban and Pietermaritzburg, Mahikeng 33°C
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Yellow Level 4 severe thunderstorms with hail, damaging winds and lightning are expected over northern KwaZulu-Natal, the Mpumalanga Highveld and south central Limpopo. An Orange Level 5 warning for disruptive rain covers central and southern KwaZulu-Natal, where rain chances reach 80%. The west stays clear and dry with extremely high fire danger, and Mahikeng is the hottest at 33°C.
Weather warnings for Sunday 8 November
No weather warnings are in force for Sunday. SAWS’ advisories are below.
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SAWS advisoryImpact-Based WarningsWhat4 items, tap to read- Orange level 5 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), danger to life (fast flowing streams / deep water), damage to mud-based/make-shift houses/structures and damage to property, infrastructure, loss of livelihood, livestock and crops is expected in the central and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Yellow level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure are expected over northern KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga Highveld, and the south central parts of Limpopo.
- Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours leading to localised flooding and damage of settlements/property, and localised disruptions to power supply and communications due to wind, hail, and excessive lightning over the eastern parts of North West and the Free State, the Mpumalanga Lowveld, and escarpment, most parts of Limpopo, as well as Gauteng.
- Yellow level 2 warning: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of settlements, roads and bridges is expected in places over south-eastern Eastern Cape.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama Khoi, Kamiesberg and Hantam municipalities of the Northern Cape, and Matzikama and Laingsburg municipalities of the Western Cape as well as in places in Limpopo.
The moon tonight is a new moon, about 0% lit, and the next new moon is on Monday 9 November.
Weather today by province, Sunday 8 November
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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 29°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingShowers and thundershowers carry a 60% chance across the province. Pretoria is warm at 32°C, Vereeniging 31°C, Johannesburg 29°C and Soweto 28°C.Johannesburg todayRain, storms29°15°60%E 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgRain, storms15°29°60%E 15PretoriaRain, storms17°32°60%E 20SowetoRain, storms17°28°60%E 15VereenigingRain, storms17°31°60%E 15Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesClear skies and no rain, with Cape Town and Stellenbosch at 28°C and Paarl at 30°C. Extremely high fire danger is expected in the Matzikama and Laingsburg municipalities.Cape Town todayClear28°12°0%S 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownClear12°28°0%S 10StellenboschClear10°28°0%E 10PaarlClear12°30°0%E 10GeorgePartly cloudy12°20°0%ESE 20Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideSun 8 Nov08:30, 20:5502:32, 14:39Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 23°C and Polokwane reaches 24°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloA Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms with hail and damaging winds covers the Highveld, where eMalahleni reaches 21°C and Ermelo 22°C. Mbombela has a 60% chance of showers and 23°C.Mbombela todayRain showers23°17°60%ESE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaRain showers17°23°60%ESE 5eMalahleniRain, storms15°21°60%ESE 20ErmeloRain showers15°22°60%ESE 15Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaSevere Level 4 storms are expected in the south central parts, with Polokwane at 24°C and Tzaneen 27°C. Fire danger is extremely high in places, and Musina reaches 26°C.Polokwane todayRain, storms24°19°60%ENE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwaneRain, storms19°24°60%ENE 15TzaneenRain, storms16°27°60%E 15ThohoyandouRain showers17°27°30%SE 15MusinaRain showers21°26°30%ESE 20North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 33°C and Bloemfontein reaches 27°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpMahikeng peaks at 33°C and Rustenburg 32°C, with a 60% chance of thundershowers in Rustenburg. Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp reach 30°C with a 30% chance.Mahikeng todayRain, storms33°16°30%SE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengRain, storms16°33°30%SE 10RustenburgRain, storms18°32°60%E 15PotchefstroomRain, storms13°30°30%E 15KlerksdorpRain, storms13°30°30%E 15Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadBloemfontein stays dry and partly cloudy, from 7°C to 27°C. Bethlehem is cool at 16°C with a 30% chance of thundershowers, and Kroonstad reaches 27°C.Bloemfontein todayPartly cloudy27°7°0%NE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinPartly cloudy7°27°0%NE 15BethlehemRain, storms9°16°30%ESE 20KroonstadRain, storms13°27°30%ENE 20Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 28°C, Gqeberha reaches 20°C and Durban reaches 18°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesClear and dry, with Upington at 31°C, Springbok 30°C and Kimberley 28°C. Extremely high fire danger is expected over the Nama Khoi, Kamiesberg and Hantam municipalities.Kimberley todayClear28°9°0%SE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyClear9°28°0%SE 15UpingtonClear11°31°0%ESE 20SpringbokClear10°30°0%ESE 20De AarMostly clear8°25°0%ESE 25Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideSun 8 Nov07:45, 20:1001:51, 14:00Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesEast London and Mthatha have an 80% chance of rain showers, with Mthatha cool at 13°C and Queenstown 14°C. Gqeberha gets slight rain and 20°C.Gqeberha todaySlight rain20°13°30%E 20 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaSlight rain13°20°30%E 20East LondonRain showers14°20°80%E 15MthathaRain showers9°13°80%SE 5QueenstownRain showers8°14°60%E 20Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideSun 8 Nov08:45, 21:1402:48, 14:59Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideSun 8 Nov08:47, 21:1402:52, 15:03KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesOrange Level 5 flooding rain hits the central and south, with Pietermaritzburg at 13°C and Durban 18°C. Level 4 storms threaten the north, where Newcastle reaches 15°C.Durban todayRain showers18°17°80%SSE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanRain showers17°18°80%SSE 15PietermaritzburgRain showers12°13°80%SSE 5Richards BayRain showers19°19°80%S 10NewcastleRain showers13°15°80%SE 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideSun 8 Nov08:52, 21:1802:52, 15:04View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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