WEATHER TODAY: Wind warning for Ladysmith and Dannhauser, high waves off KZN
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Yellow Level 2 warnings cover the north coast and far north-east of KwaZulu-Natal, mainly this morning: waves could disrupt beachfront activities and small harbours, and winds could damage settlements and trouble high-sided vehicles. Fire danger is extremely high in the Central Karoo, Karoo Hoogland and Moretele, with a veld fire warning for Beaufort West, Sutherland and Laingsburg from 07:00 to 18:59. Elsewhere the day is mostly dry and mild, with light rain possible in the Western Cape and parts of the Lowveld.
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Weather warnings for Tuesday 20 October
SAWS has 3 weather warnings in force for Tuesday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsWhereBeaufort West, Sutherland, LaingsburgWhenTue 07:00 to 18:59Areas: Beaufort West, Sutherland, Laingsburg.- 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.
- Localised disruption of small harbours and/or ports for a short period of time.
- Difficulty in navigation.
- Small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality.
- Localised disruptions to beachfront activities.
- Localised disruption of small harbours and/or a port for a short period of time
- Difficulty in navigation (eg. Hampered progress due to strong winds)
- Small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality.
- Localised disruptions to beachfront activities.
- Localised damage to settlements (formal and informal).
- Localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Wind And Waves resulting in localised disruption of beachfront activities, as well as small harbours and/or ports, are expected along the north-coast of KwaZulu-Natal, mainly during the morning.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Interior Winds resulting in localised damages to settlements, problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes and risk of runaway fires, are expected over the extreme north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, mainly during the morning.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Karoo Hoogland local municipality in the Northern Cape, Central Karoo district municipality in the Western Cape, as well as Moretele local municipality in the North West.
The moon tonight is a waxing gibbous, about 70% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.
Weather today by province, Tuesday 20 October
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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 27°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingClear skies and no rain. Pretoria rises from 11°C to 29°C, Johannesburg and Soweto reach 27°C, and Vereeniging warms to 28°C after a cold 5°C start.Johannesburg todayMostly clear27°10°0%SSE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgMostly clear10°27°0%SSE 5PretoriaMostly clear11°29°0%W 10SowetoMostly clear8°27°0%SSE 5VereenigingMostly clear5°28°0%W 10Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesVeld fire warning for Beaufort West and Laingsburg from 07:00 to 18:59. Cape Town (19°C), George (19°C), Stellenbosch (21°C) and Paarl (22°C) have a 30% chance of light rain.Cape Town todaySlight rain19°11°30%NNW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownSlight rain11°19°30%NNW 15StellenboschSlight rain6°21°30%WNW 10PaarlSlight rain7°22°30%WNW 10GeorgeSlight rain9°19°30%N 5Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideTue 20 Oct04:55, 17:5411:26, 23:56Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 21°C and Polokwane reaches 27°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloeMalahleni stays dry under partly cloudy skies at 28°C. Mbombela (16°C to 21°C) and Ermelo (8°C to 23°C) have a 30% chance of light rain.Mbombela todaySlight rain21°16°30%ENE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaSlight rain16°21°30%ENE 10eMalahleniPartly cloudy10°28°0%WNW 10ErmeloSlight rain8°23°30%ENE 5Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaMusina is the warmest at 29°C and Polokwane reaches 27°C, both dry. Tzaneen (24°C) and Thohoyandou (19°C to 24°C) have a 30% chance of light rain.Polokwane todayPartly cloudy27°16°0%ENE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwanePartly cloudy16°27°0%ENE 10TzaneenSlight rain14°24°30%E 10ThohoyandouSlight rain19°24°30%SE 10MusinaPartly cloudy20°29°0%ESE 15North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 28°C and Bloemfontein reaches 23°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpRustenburg tops the country at 30°C. Mahikeng reaches 28°C, Potchefstroom 27°C and Klerksdorp 26°C under cloud, all dry, with extremely high fire danger in Moretele.Mahikeng todayCloudy28°6°0%WSW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengCloudy6°28°0%WSW 10RustenburgPartly cloudy13°30°0%SSE 5PotchefstroomCloudy7°27°0%WSW 10KlerksdorpCloudy6°26°0%SSE 5Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadA dry, cloudy day. Kroonstad reaches 27°C, Bethlehem climbs from 4°C to 24°C and Bloemfontein stays overcast at 23°C.Bloemfontein todayOvercast23°7°0%W 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinOvercast7°23°0%W 10BethlehemCloudy4°24°0%W 10KroonstadCloudy8°27°0%WSW 10Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 25°C, Gqeberha reaches 21°C and Durban reaches 22°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesVeld fire warning for Sutherland from 07:00 to 18:59, with extremely high fire danger across Karoo Hoogland. Upington reaches 28°C, Springbok 27°C, Kimberley 25°C and De Aar 23°C, all dry.Kimberley todayOvercast25°8°0%E 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyOvercast8°25°0%E 5UpingtonCloudy8°28°0%WNW 10SpringbokHigh cloud7°27°0%W 10De AarOvercast6°23°0%WNW 15Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideTue 20 Oct04:18, 17:3010:54, 23:08Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesDry and cloudy. East London and Mthatha reach 22°C, Gqeberha 21°C and Queenstown climbs from a chilly 4°C to 23°C.Gqeberha todayCloudy21°9°0%E 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaCloudy9°21°0%E 10East LondonCloudy11°22°0%E 15MthathaCloudy6°22°0%SE 5QueenstownHigh cloud4°23°0%W 10Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideTue 20 Oct05:22, 18:3712:01Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideTue 20 Oct05:28, 18:3812:14KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesWind warning until 23:59 for Ladysmith, Estcourt, Dannhauser, Ekuvukeni, Hlabisa and Hluhluwe, and damaging waves from Port Shepstone to Cape Vidal. Durban reaches 22°C and Richards Bay 26°C with a 30% chance of rain.Durban todayPartly cloudy22°17°0%SW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanPartly cloudy17°22°0%SW 10PietermaritzburgPartly cloudy10°20°0%E 10Richards BaySlight rain15°26°30%S 10NewcastlePartly cloudy12°26°0%ESE 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideTue 20 Oct05:28, 18:4412:17View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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