The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says typical autumn weather systems will dominate over the country this week.
“This consists of a surface trough over the western and central interior, with the Atlantic High extending its ridge over the southern and eastern parts of the country, resulting in isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in places,” SAWS said on Monday.
Monday’s forecast shows partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in KwaZulu-Natal.
Low chances of severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
There is a low to medium chance of flooding due to heavy downpours in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
On Tuesday, the weather will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.
There will be a low chance of severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
A low to medium chance of possible flooding due to heavy downpours in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
Possible flooding due to heavy downpours:
- Wednesday - Low to medium chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, and Eastern Cape.
- Thursday - Low to medium chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
- Friday - Low to medium chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
- Saturday - Low to medium chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
- Sunday - Low to medium chance in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal Eastern Cape, and Mpumalanga.
Possible severe thunderstorms:
- Wednesday - Low chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State and Eastern Cape.
- Thursday - Low chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
- Friday - Low chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
- Saturday - Low chance in the Eastern Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga.
- Sunday - Low chance in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape and Mpumalanga. -SAnews.gov.za
