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

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-02-16
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the Swellendam, Central and Little Karoo District Municipalities of the Western Cape as well as the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape.

Gale force NW`ly winds of (57-74km/h) expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas.

WATCHES

Severe thunderstorms leading to localized flooding expected over the Central Karoo of the Western Cape.

Extremely hot and humid conditions resulting in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the western and central parts of the Eastern Cape as well as the Swellendam and Hassequa municipalities of the Western Cape.

Strong north-westerly winds of (36-56km/h) expected over the Breede River Valley, Central and the Little Karoo of the Western Cape and the southern high ground of Namakwa District of the Northern Cape.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy.

The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east in the Morning with fog patches on the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the west in the afternoon.

FREE STATE

Hot in the north-west, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy in the west with isolated thundershowers in the extreme west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool with morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers but very hot over the interior.

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

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places over the eastern and central interior.

It will be extremely hot in places in the southern parts.

Isolated to scattered thundershowers expected over the interior, spreading to the south-coast in the late afternoon.

Light drizzle and foggy conditions can be expected along the west and south-west coast in the morning.

The wind along the coast will be strong north-westerly reaching gale force between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas.

The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated thundershowers.

It will become cloudy with scattered thundershowers in the north-west mid-morning spreading southwards.

The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh south-westerly from the west from the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west where it will be cloudy.

The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh south-westerly from the west from the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy with fog in the east at first otherwise fine and warm but hot in places in the north.

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

The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

Maximum Temperatures Forecast for South Africa Sunday 16 February 2020

Minimum Temperatures Forecast for South Africa Sunday 16 February 2020

Rainfall Outlook for South Africa Sunday 16 February 2020

UVB Index Outlook for South Africa Sunday 16 February 2020

Wind Speed Direction and Gusts Map for South Africa Sunday 16 February 2020

TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-02-16
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the Swellendam, Central and Little Karoo District Municipalities of the Western Cape as well as the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape.

Gale force NW`ly winds of (57-74km/h) expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas.