Last Updated on 4th January 2021 6:30 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-01-05
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. Yellow (L2) warning for heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding of formal and informal roads or settlements, low-lying areas, difficult driving conditions on dirt roads is expected over the western and south-western parts of the Free State as well as the northern interior and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

2. Yellow (L2) warning for severe thunderstorms with possible excessive lightning, strong winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy rainfall resulting in localized flooding expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

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

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy at first with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy at first with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east.

FREE STATE

Cool along the Lesotho border, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places over the south-western interior. Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the north-eastern parts in the morning, spreading to the west and southern parts in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly becoming moderate in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm along the west-coast and the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east and north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly north of Cape Columbine at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but cool with isolated showers and rain along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light south-easterly, otherwise moderate south-westerly in the east.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy in places in the morning, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north and east. It will be warm in the south. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north-east, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming south-westerly in the south in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-01-05
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow (L2) warning for heavy rainfall leading to localized flooding of formal and informal roads or settlements, low-lying areas, difficult driving conditions on dirt roads is expected over the western and south-western parts of the Free State as well as the northern interior and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

Yellow (L2) warning for severe thunderstorms with possible excessive lightning, strong winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy rainfall resulting in localized flooding expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/26

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/27

MBOMBELA

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/30

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/32

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/28

BLOEMFONTEIN

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 14/28

KIMBERLEY

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/25

UPINGTON

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/25

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy becoming partly cloudy towards the evening.

Wind Moderate south-easterly but fresh in the afternoon.

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

GEORGE

Mostly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.

Wind Light south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/22

PORT ELIZABETH

Cloudy with isolated showers and rain from late morning.

Wind Light to moderate south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/27

EAST LONDON

Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/28

DURBAN

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers.

WindModerate to fresh north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly at night.

Minimum/Maximum 23/29 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers.

WindModerate to fresh north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the late evening.

Minimum/Maximum 23/34

PIETERMARITZBURG

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with scattered afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/30

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