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Upington and Musina are the hottest places at 38°C, with extremely high fire danger over the North West, the northern Free State and the southern Northern Cape. Mbombela, Ermelo and Newcastle have the best chance of rain at 60%. A Yellow Level 4 warning for flooding storms with hail covers north-western KwaZulu-Natal and central Mpumalanga, and a Level 2 warning reaches western KZN and central-southern Limpopo.
Weather warnings for Wednesday 4 November
SAWS has 1 weather warning in force for Wednesday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
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Red level 10Veld Fire Conditions
WhereSchweizer-Reneke, Mafikeng, Hoopstad, Bothaville + 7 more
WhenWed 09:00 to 17:59
Areas: Schweizer-Reneke, Mafikeng, Hoopstad, Bothaville, Ratlou, Bloemhof, Tosca, Ventersdorp, Vryburg, Taung, Makapanstad.
- Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.
What to do: All personnel and equipment should be removed from the field. Fire teams, labour and equipment are to be placed on full stand-by. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time. All available aircraft are to be called for without delay.
SAWS advisoryImpact-Based Warnings
What2 items, tap to read
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure are expected over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the central parts of Mpumalanga.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the central-southern parts of Limpopo as well as the most parts of Mpumalanga.
SAWS advisoryFire Danger Warnings
What1 item, tap to read
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the North West, southern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of the Western Cape, northern parts of the Free State as well as the Limpopo Valley and the Western Bushveld.
SAWS advisoryAdvisories
What1 item, tap to read
- Very hot to extremely hot conditions are expected over the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo districts including Hessequa and Swellendam municipalities in Western Cape as well as over the interior of Namakwa district.
Moon tonightWaning Crescent20% lit
The moon tonight is a waning crescent, about 20% lit, and the next new moon is on Monday 9 November.
Weather today by province, Wednesday 4 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 31°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingPretoria peaks at 35°C after a 17°C start, with Johannesburg on 31°C, Soweto 32°C and Vereeniging 31°C. Showers and thundershowers carry a 30% chance.Johannesburg today
Rain, storms31°15°30%
N 10 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
JohannesburgRain, storms15°31°30%
N 10
PretoriaRain, storms17°35°30%
NE 10
SowetoRain, storms16°32°30%
N 10
VereenigingRain, storms16°31°30%
N 10
Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesVery hot conditions are expected over the West Coast, Cape Winelands and Karoo districts, with Stellenbosch on 31°C. George stays milder at 25°C under high cloud, with no rain anywhere.Cape Town today
High cloud30°15°0%
W 10 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Cape TownHigh cloud15°30°0%
W 10
StellenboschHigh cloud13°31°0%
W 10
PaarlHigh cloud15°33°0%
W 10
GeorgeHigh cloud14°25°0%
SE 10Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov05:51, 18:3712:05
Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 32°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloCentral parts face a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms with hail and flooding, with a Level 2 warning over most parts. Mbombela reaches 31°C and Ermelo 29°C with a 60% chance of rain, and eMalahleni 30°C.Mbombela today
Rain, storms31°17°60%
NE 10 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
MbombelaRain, storms17°31°60%
NE 10
eMalahleniRain, storms15°30°30%
N 10
ErmeloRain, storms14°29°60%
WNW 10
Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaCentral-southern parts face a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds, hail and localised flooding. Musina hits 38°C, Thohoyandou 35°C, Tzaneen 34°C and Polokwane 32°C, with a 30% chance of storms.Polokwane today
Rain, storms32°15°30%
NE 10 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
PolokwaneRain, storms15°32°30%
NE 10
TzaneenRain, storms15°34°30%
E 5
ThohoyandouRain, storms17°35°30%
E 5
MusinaRain, storms21°38°30%
E 15
North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 35°C and Bloemfontein reaches 33°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpA veld fire warning runs from 09:00 to 17:59 for Mafikeng, Ratlou, Schweizer-Reneke and Bloemhof. Mahikeng and Rustenburg reach 35°C and Klerksdorp 34°C, with a 30% chance of thundershowers.Mahikeng today
Rain, storms35°18°30%
NNE 15 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
MahikengRain, storms18°35°30%
NNE 15
RustenburgRain, storms18°35°30%
NNW 10
PotchefstroomRain, storms17°33°30%
N 20
KlerksdorpRain, storms17°34°30%
N 15
Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadHoopstad and Bothaville are under a veld fire warning from 09:00 to 17:59. Bloemfontein reaches 33°C under mostly clear skies and Kroonstad 34°C, while Bethlehem has a 30% chance of thundershowers.Bloemfontein today
Mostly clear33°13°0%
NE 10 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
BloemfonteinMostly clear13°33°0%
NE 10
BethlehemRain, storms12°31°30%
W 10
KroonstadPartly cloudy15°34°0%
N 10
Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 35°C, Gqeberha reaches 24°C and Durban reaches 26°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesClear and dry, with Upington on 38°C, Springbok 36°C, Kimberley 35°C and De Aar 34°C. Very hot conditions are expected over the interior of Namakwa, with extremely high fire danger in the south.Kimberley today
Mostly clear35°14°0%
E 5 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
KimberleyMostly clear14°35°0%
E 5
UpingtonClear16°38°0%
ESE 10
SpringbokClear17°36°0%
SW 10
De AarMostly clear14°34°0%
ESE 10Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov05:08, 17:5511:25
Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesA cloudy, dry day, with Queenstown the warmest at 31°C and Mthatha on 28°C. Gqeberha and East London both top out at 24°C.Gqeberha today
Cloudy24°15°0%
ENE 15 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
GqeberhaCloudy15°24°0%
ENE 15
East LondonCloudy17°24°0%
WSW 10
MthathaCloudy16°28°0%
SW 5
QueenstownCloudy14°31°0%
SSW 5Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov06:13, 19:0400:00, 12:27Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov06:16, 19:0900:11, 12:38
KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesNorth-western parts face a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms, hail and flooding, and a Level 2 over western parts. Newcastle reaches 33°C with a 60% chance of rain, Richards Bay 31°C and Durban 26°C.Durban today
Rain, storms26°21°30%
SE 5 km/h
Tap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
DurbanRain, storms21°26°30%
SE 5
PietermaritzburgRain, storms16°27°30%
SE 5
Richards BayRain, storms19°31°30%
NE 10
NewcastleRain, storms15°33°60%
NW 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov06:16, 19:0500:09, 12:43
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