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

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-01-18
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

WARNINGS

Heavy rainfall leading to localised flooding expected along the Garden Route between Cape Agulhas and George.

WATCHES

Severe thunderstorms are expected along the eastern escarpment of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and southern escarpment of Limpopo, spreading towards the Lowveld areas.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES

Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the north-eastern parts of KZN, the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Strong interior winds (50-60km/h) are expected over Hantam and Karoo Hoogland municipalities in the Northern Cape including the Little Karoo Municipality in the Western Cape from this afternoon Friday into Sunday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy over the southern Highveld with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but hot over the Lowveld, with widespread showers and thundershowers in the south, otherwise scattered.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers from the morning in the Western Bushveld, spreading over the rest of the province from the afternoon.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers over the central and southern parts, but scattered in the east.

FREE STATE

Fine, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers over the north and the western parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy in the west at first, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with afternoon showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts.

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

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in places, except in the north-west.

The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong over the south western parts.

The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool to cold with rain and isolated showers.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool to cold with rain and isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior, but isolated showers and thundershowers in the north.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly, becoming moderate by the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy in the north at first, otherwise cloudy and warm but cool in the south-west with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread over the western parts.

The wind along the coast will be gentle north-westerly north of Durban at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south- westerly.

The expected UVB sunburn Index Low