Last Updated on 14th January 2021 6:30 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-01-15
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

1. A yellow (level 2) warning for rainfall resulting in flooding of informal settlements and roads is expected over western half of the North-West, the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and northern parts of the Free State

2. A yellow (level 1) warning for severe thunderstorms with excessive lightning, heavy downpours and strong winds can be expected south of the Sneeuberg and Winterberg/Amatole mountains of the Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Nil. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in places in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot to very hot in the Lowveld. Isolated afternoon thundershowers can be expected on the western and southern Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the eastern and northern parts in the morning with light showers, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated over the north-eastern parts.

FREE STATE

Cool along Lesotho border, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated over the extreme eastern parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast where it will be cool, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. Isolated thundershowers are also expected, except in the west. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly becoming moderate westerly in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the east. It will be cloudy along the west coast at first with isolated to scattered showers that spreads along the south coast and adjacent interior in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly, strong at times along the south coast but fresh along the southwest coast in the morning. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Warm in places along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and hot becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong by late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Hot in the southwest, otherwise cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong northeasterly, becoming fresh to strong southwesterly to westerly from late afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north. It will become cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers in the south, otherwise isolated except in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-01-15
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A yellow (level 2) warning for rainfall resulting in flooding of informal settlements and roads is expected over western half of the North-West, the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and northern parts of the Free State.

A yellow (level 1) warning for severe thunderstorms with excessive lightning, heavy downpours and strong winds can be expected south of the Sneeuberg and Winterberg/Amatole mountains of the Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Nil.

ADVISORIES – Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26

VEREENIGING

– Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/27

MBOMBELA

Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 20/30

POLOKWANE

– Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/28

MAHIKENG

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/22

VRYBURG

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/22

BLOEMFONTEIN

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/22

KIMBERLEY

– Cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/22

UPINGTON

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/25

CAPE TOWN

– Cloudy with scattered showers, clearing up in the evening.

Wind Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/23 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

GEORGE

Cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with isolated showers in the evening.

Wind Moderate to fresh south-westerly .

Minimum/Maximum 18/26

PORT ELIZABETH

– Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly Minimum/Maximum 20/26

EAST LONDON

– Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Wind Fresh north easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from late afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 21/28

DURBAN

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers Wind Moderate easterly to north-easterly becoming fresh towards midday.

Minimum/Maximum 23/30 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

RICHARDS BAY

Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Wind Moderate easterly to north-easterly becoming fresh towards midday.

Minimum/Maximum 23/34

PIETERMARITZBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/32

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