Last Updated on 27th December 2020 3:49 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-01-24
ISSUED AT 1502 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

Heavy rain leading to localized and flash flooding is possible in the North West and the northern parts of the Free State spreading to Gauteng in the evening and overnight while continuing into Saturday morning.

Severe thunderstorms are expected over the northern and central interior of the Eastern Cape, the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the southern and north-eastern Free State, as well as the western and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES

Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy at times and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers in the early morning and again from the evening.

The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east and north-east in the morning with drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in places on the Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south-west and southern parts.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered to widespread thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy in the central and eastern parts with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east and north-east.

It will be very hot in the north.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Fine in the south-west, otherwise cloudy along the coast at first becoming partly cloudy.

It will be partly cloudy over the interior with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly along the west coast, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm, but hot over the interior.

Isolated afternoon thunderstorms are expected over the interior but scattered in the north-east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming strong in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated to scattered afternoon thunderstorms, spreading from the escarpment to the coast.

The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers but isolated in the north-east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-01-24
ISSUED AT 1504 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thundershowers in the early morning and evening.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

JOHANNESBURG

Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thundershowers in the early morning and evening.

Minimum/Maximum 15/24

VEREENIGING

– Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thundershowers in the early morning and evening.

Minimum/Maximum 15/25

MBOMBELA

Cloudy with morning fog patches and drizzle, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/25

POLOKWANE

– Cloudy with isolated showers, becoming partly cloudy later.

Minimum/Maximum 20/24

MAHIKENG

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers at times.

Minimum/Maximum 18/27

VRYBURG

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers at times.

Minimum/Maximum 19/28

BLOEMFONTEIN

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers at times.

Minimum/Maximum 15/26

KIMBERLEY

– Partly cloudy with scattered thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

UPINGTON

Fine, becoming partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 18/36

CAPE TOWN

– Fine.

Wind Moderate south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the evening.

Wind Light southerly.

Minimum/Maximum 16/23

PORT ELIZABETH

– Partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 20/27

EAST LONDON

– Partly cloudy with afternoon thunderstorms.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong from afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 22/26

DURBAN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/29

PIETERMARITZBURG

Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/29