The South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast shows that cloudy and cool conditions will persist over the eastern parts of the country, with scattered rain and showers possible over Limpopo, Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Tuesday.
Otherwise, partly cloudy and warm conditions are expected with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and southern parts of the country, but scattered over the Western Cape and the western half of the Eastern Cape.
For Wednesday and Thursday, cloudy and cool conditions are expected in the east.
Otherwise, partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country.
“Members of the public and stakeholders are strongly urged to continuously monitor official SAWS forecasts and warnings, as warnings will be updated as the likelihood and severity of impacts become clearer. The public is also advised to remain cautious of unauthorised or unverified information sources and refrain from distributing such information further,” the weather service said.
Possible flooding due to heavy downpours:
Tuesday - low to medium chance of heavy rain in the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Wednesday - Medium chance of heavy rain in the Eastern Cape, eastern parts of the Western Cape and eastern parts of the North West.
Thursday - Low to medium chance of heavy rain in Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, eastern parts of the Western Cape and Mpumalanga.
Friday - Medium chance of heavy rain in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and southern parts of the Free State.
Saturday - medium chance of rain in the Free State, eastern half of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Sunday - Low to medium chance of heavy rain in the northern parts of the Northern Cape and North West.
Possible severe thunderstorms:
Tuesday - low to medium chance of severe thunderstorms in the Northern Cape, Western Cape, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Wednesday - Low chance of severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Western Cape and eastern parts of North West.
Thursday - Low to medium chance of severe thunderstorms in the Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, eastern parts of the Western Cape and Mpumalanga.
Friday - Medium chance of severe thunderstorms in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and southern parts of the Free State.
Saturday - Low to medium chance of severe thunderstorms in the Free State, eastern half of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Sunday - Low to medium chance of severe thunderstorms in the northern parts of the Northern Cape and North West.
-SAnews.gov.za
