Last Updated on 27th December 2020 3:37 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-10-20
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow warning (L1) for severe thunderstorms over the north western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Highveld of Mpumalanga and the south eastern parts of Limpopo, with possible localized structural damage due to strong winds and large hail. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central interior of the country, including the Free State, the North West province as well as the Lowveld of Limpopo. ADVISORIES A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, Lowveld of Limpopo, north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and places in the Free State and Gauteng, ending on Wednesday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Fine and hot, but very hot in the Lowveld, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the southern highveld, except in the northeast.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy from afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north and in the east.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Very hot in the north-east, otherwise fine, windy and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

FREE STATE

Warm in the south, otherwise fine, windy and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast where it will be cool, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Morning fog over the West Coast and Overberg District,otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to warm with light rain along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south coast in the morning; otherwise moderate to fresh south to south-westerly becoming westerly to north-westerly between Cape Agulhas and Cape Columbine towards the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool with light rain in places in the morning, becoming fine from the north in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong south westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Warm in the north west, otherwise cloudy and cool with light rain in places. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong south westerly, but moderate in the north until mid-morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy and cool with morning fog over the eastern parts, otherwise fine and warm, but hot to very hot in the west and north. It will become cloudy in afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north. The wind along the coast will be Moderate northerly to north-westerly north of Richard’s Bay in the morning , otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly becoming strong at times. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-10-20
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central interior of the country, including the Free State, the North West province as well as the Lowveld of Limpopo.

ADVISORIES A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, Lowveld of Limpopo,Gauteng north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and in places in the Free State, persisting until Wednesday.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/35 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

JOHANNESBURG

Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 14/32

VEREENIGING

Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/34

MBOMBELA

Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/33

POLOKWANE

Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/34

MAHIKENG

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/37

VRYBURG

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 14/36

BLOEMFONTEIN

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 10/31

KIMBERLEY

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 14/32

UPINGTON

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 12/28

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy with rain in the morning, becoming partly cloudy but fine in the evening.

Wind Light and variable at first, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 12/21 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

GEORGE

Cloudy with rain in the morning becoming partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh north westerly to westerly until early afternoon, otherwise light to moderate south westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 11/21

PORT ELIZABETH

Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Wind Strong south westerly, but fresh at first and again from the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 14/20

EAST LONDON

Cloudy with a slight chance of rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Wind Fresh south westerly, but strong at times.

Minimum/Maximum 15/22

DURBAN

Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.

WindModerate to fresh southerly to south-westerly becoming strong at times.

Minimum/Maximum 19/23 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

WindModerate to fresh southerly to south-westerly becoming strong in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 20/24

PIETERMARITZBURG

Partly cloudy with morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain.

Minimum/Maximum 14/24

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