News24 | Wednesday's weather: Rain in Western Cape, strong winds in Eastern and Northern Cape

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Damaging winds are forecast in parts of the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.

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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued warnings of strong winds resulting in damage to temporary structures in parts of the Eastern Cape and Northern Cape.

Rain is expected in the south-western parts of the Western Cape by late afternoon.

Impact-based warnings

- A Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes over the south-western parts of the Northern Cape.

- A Yellow Level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised damage to temporary structures and an increased risk of localised runaway fires in places over the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

- A Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised damage to temporary structures and localised power and communication interruptions in places over the Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

- A Yellow Level for 2 warning for damaging waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay on Thursday morning, subsiding from Friday morning.

In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.

SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.

Advisories

Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected on Thursday in southern parts of the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape and over the Cape Winelands and Central Karoo Municipalities in the Western Cape.

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Fine and cool conditions in the north.

Pretoria: 3°C — 20°C

Johannesburg: 2°C — 19°C

Vereeniging: 1°C — 18°C

Mpumalanga: Fine and cool to cold with warm temperatures on the Lowveld.

Mbombela: 4°C — 21°C

Ermelo: 2°C — 19°C

Emalahleni: 3°C — 17°C

Standerton: -3°C — 18°C

Skukuza: 3°C — 26°C

Limpopo: Fine and cool throughout the province.

Polokwane: 3°C — 19°C

Phalaborwa: 4°C — 24°C

Tzaneen: 3°C — 21°C

Musina: 6°C — 22°C

Lephalale: 2°C — 20°C

Mokopane: 3°C — 21°C

North West: Expect fine and cool conditions.

Klerksdorp: 3°C — 21°C

Potchefstroom: 1°C — 19°C

Mahikeng: 2°C — 19°C

Rustenburg: 3°C — 19°C

Vryburg: 0°C — 21°C

Free State: Fine and cold to cool.

Bloemfontein: 1°C — 18°C

Welkom: 4°C — 18°C

Bethlehem: -3°C — 18°C

Northern Cape: Cloudy with morning fog along the coast and nearby areas, turning partly cloudy, windy, and cool to warm elsewhere. Moderate north-westerly winds along the coast.

Upington: 13°C — 25°C

Kimberley: 5°C — 22°C

De Aar: 7°C — 19°C

Alexander Bay: 11°C — 19°C

Springbok: 9°C — 14°C

Calvinia: 10°C — 18°C

Sutherland: 2°C — 17°C

Western Cape: Cloudy with morning drizzle and fog in some areas in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool.

Eastern areas may experience warmer temperatures, with rain expected in the south-western parts by late afternoon. Coastal winds are moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming strong in the south-west.

Cape Town: 13°C — 16°C

Vredendal: 12°C — 18°C

Riversdale: 11°C — 23°C

George: 13°C — 25°C

Worcester: 12°C — 17°C

Beaufort West: 14°C — 25°C

Oudtshoorn: 10°C — 26°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy in places, otherwise fine and warm. Expect windy conditions over the interior and cloudy weather along the coast from late morning. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming south-westerly from mid-morning.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and windy in places, cool in the west, and warm along the coast with warm conditions in adjacent interiors. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon.

Gqeberha: 11°C — 28°C

Makhanda: 10°C — 27°C

Cradock: 7°C — 25°C

Graaff-Reinet: 8°C — 25°C

East London: 16°C — 30°C

Port St Johns: 12°C — 25°C

Mthatha: 6°C — 26°C

Komani: 7°C — 23°C

Qonce: 13°C — 28°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and cool in most areas, warming up in some regions. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

Durban: 11°C — 23°C

Richards Bay: 13°C — 24°C