Disruptive rain and thunderstorms expected in parts of SA on Tuesday

Heavy rain and thunderstorms are forecast for many parts of South Africa on Tuesday.

Weather warnings: Tuesday, 22 April

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) said disruptive rain is expected along the coast between Port Alfred and Coffee Bay in the Eastern Cape.

It said this could lead to dangerous conditions, including disruption of traffic, localised flooding and the cutting-off of communities.

A yellow level 2 warning was also issued for disruptive rain along the east coast and the interior of the Eastern Cape. SAWS said localised flooding could be seen over settlements, roads and bridges.

Another yellow level 2 warning was issued for severe thunderstorms in the eastern and southern parts of Northern Cape, as well as central and the western parts of Free State.

In addition, SAWS warned of strong coastal winds between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas. It said this will make navigation at sea difficult.

Provincial weather forecast

Here’s what to expect in your province on Tuesday, 22 April:

Gauteng:

Morning fog in the south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. It will be warm in the extreme north.

The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Mpumalanga:

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. It will be hot in parts of the Lowveld.

Limpopo:

Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in places in the Lowveld.

North West:

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme south-west. It will be cloudy in the west.

Free State:

Morning fog patches over the western and central parts, otherwise cloudy, windy and cool, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the northern parts.

Northern Cape:

Morning fog patches in places in the south-east, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy, windy and cool to warm, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers except in the north and extreme north-west.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

Western Cape:

Partly cloudy and cool with light rain along the south coast in the morning. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected over the interior. It will be cloudy in the extreme east.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly along the west coast from evening, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly along the south coast.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

Eastern Cape (western half):

Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and rain, but widespread in the south-east and central parts.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, but south-westerly in places in the afternoon.

Eastern Cape (eastern half):

Cloudy and cold with widespread showers and rain.

The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly north of Coffee Bay at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.

KwaZulu-Natal:

Cloudy and cool but warm in the north-east. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected but isolated in the extreme north-east.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the south in the afternoon, spreading northwards later.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

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