A. Orange level 6 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding and possible damage of roads bridges is expected over the West Coast, City of Cape Town, cape Winelands and Overberg districts (Western Cape).
B. Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised flooding and difficult driving conditions on dirt roads is expected over the northern West Coast, Laingsburg, eastern Garden route (Western Cape) and southern Namakwa (Northern Cape).
C. Orange level 6 warning for damaging coastal winds and waves leading to damage of coastal infrastructure along longer stretches of coastline is expected between Alexander Bay and Cape Agulhas from Sunday morning, spreading to Plettenberg Bay Sunday afternoon continuing into Monday.
D. Orange level 6 warning for damaging interior winds leading to structural damage is expected over the southern West Coast, Cape Winelands, and eastern Overberg districts (Western Cape) and along the coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
E. Orange level 8 warning for damaging interior winds leading to structural damage is expected over the City of Cape Town, Drakenstein, Stellenbosch and western Overberg municipalities (Western Cape).
F. Yellow Level 4 warning for damaging winds resulting in damage to settlements (formal and informal), loss of agricultural production, transport routes, and travel services affected by wind, falling trees or dust storms, interruptions to power, communication, and/or other utilities and services, and a large area of runaway fires are expected over the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Free State and the central and western parts of North West province.
G. Yellow level 4 warning for disruptive snow leading to disruption and closure of mountain passes is expected over the Hantam, Karoo Hoogland (Northern Cape), Cederberg municipalities including the Cape Winelands district (Western Cape) and over the northern parts of Eastern Cape.
H. Orange level 6 warning for storm surge leading to localised low-lying areas flooded and disruptions to beach front activities is expected along longer stretches of coastlines between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas, spreading to Plettenberg Bay on Monday morning.
I. Yellow level 3 warning for storm surge leading to localised low-lying areas flooded is expected between Cape Columbine and Alexander Bay tomorrow until Monday morning.
J. Yellow level 4 warning for damaging wind resulting in disruption to harbours/ports, difficulty in navigation with vessels at risk of capsizing, dragging anchors and breaking mooring lines is expected between Plettenberg Bay and Port Shepstone Sunday into Monday
K. Yellow Level 4 warning for damaging waves resulting in disruption to harbours/ports with vessels at risk of capsizing, dragging anchors and breaking mooring lines are expected between Plettenberg Bay and East London
L. Orange level 6 warning for damaging wind and waves, resulting in difficulty in navigation, damage to coastal infrastructure and danger to life are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Cape St Francis on Sunday, spreading to Port Edward on Monday.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
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Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Free State, eastern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of North West Province, Eastern Cape, south-western parts of KwaZulu Natal and Gauteng.
ADVISORIES:
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Very wet, cold and windy conditions associated with an intense cold front and steepening upper-air trough is expected to start affecting the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North-West and Free State, spreading along the Lesotho border on Monday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold conditions and snowfalls are expected.
1. GAUTENG:
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Fine windy and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
2. MPUMALANGA:
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Fine and cool to warm.
3. LIMPOPO:
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Fine and cool to warm.
4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Morning frost over the central and western parts, otherwise fine, windy and cool to warm.
5. FREE STATE:
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Morning frost, otherwise fine, windy and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy over the southern parts in the afternoon, with isolated showers and thundershowers, and light late evening snowfall.
6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except the extreme north-east. Possible snowfalls are likely over the southern high-ground
The wind along the coast will be strong to gale westerly becoming south-westerly in the afternoon
7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers over the west and south-western parts, spreading to the eastern parts in the afternoon. Snowfalls are expected over the western high-ground in the morning, spreading to the eastern mountain peaks in the evening.
The wind along the coast will be gale to strong gale force westerly to north-westerly becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low
8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy, windy and cool, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the coast west of Cape St Francis. Snowfalls are expected over the high lying areas.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly, becoming gale force westerly from late afternoon.
9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy in places, otherwise fine, windy and cool, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Snowfalls are expected over the high lying areas.
The wind along the coast will be fresh northerly, becoming fresh to strong north-westerly in the afternoon.
10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Fine and cool to warm
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly becoming strong to near gale in the north by afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
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– Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) July 7, 2024
