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

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-09-30
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 warning for severe thunderstorms with possible flooding of susceptible low lying areas, disruption to traffic due to reduced visibility and strong damaging winds that may cause some damage to informal settlements is expected, especially between 17h00 and 21h00 over Gauteng, the north eastern parts of the North West, the western Highveld of Mpumalanga, Western Bushveld of the Limpopo and the extreme north eastern parts of Free State.

2. Yellow warning for rain with possible impacts including localised flooding of susceptible settlement and roads is expected over the Overberg and Garden Route Districts (Western Cape) Wednesday night. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extreme high fire danger is expected over the Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State and North West Province. ADVISORIES An intense cold front associated with an upper cut-off low pressure system is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape Provinces from Wednesday evening (30/09/2020) into Friday morning (02/10/2020). The public and small stock farmers are advised that strong winds, light snowfalls and very cold conditions can be expected.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the western Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the Western Bushveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers, except in the west.

FREE STATE

Fine and cool becoming partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers in the northern and eastern parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and cool to warm but cold in the south with morning frost. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Fine in the west and the north east in the morning, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool but cold in the south- west where it will be raining from the afternoon, spreading to the south-east by the evening. Heavy rain leading to localised flooding is possible over the Overberg and Garden Route Districts from tomorrow evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to south-westerly in the south, reaching fresh to strong from the afternoon until early evening, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy over the interior at first, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places of the interior. It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the south from the evening. The wind along the coast will be Moderate north easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south westerly from the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy over the interior at first, otherwise fine and cool. It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the south east from the evening. The wind along the coast will be Light north easterly, becoming moderate to fresh from midday, but strong in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Cloudy at first with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. Isolated morning rain and afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be Moderate south-easterly in the north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh north- easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2020-09-30
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow warning for severe thunderstorms with possible flooding of susceptible low lying areas, disruption to traffic due to reduced visibility and strong damaging winds that may cause some damage to informal settlements is expected, especially between 17h00 and 21h00 over Gauteng, the north eastern parts of the North West, the western Highveld of Mpumalanga, Western Bushveld of the Limpopo and the extreme north eastern parts of Free State.

Yellow warning for rain with possible impacts including localised flooding of susceptible settlement and roads is expected over the Overberg and Garden Route Districts (Western Cape) Wednesday night.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extreme high fire danger is expected over the Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State and North West Province.

ADVISORIES An intense cold front associated with an upper cut-off low pressure system is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape Provinces from Wednesday evening (30/09/2020) into Friday morning (02/10/2020).

The public and small stock farmers are advised that strong winds, light snowfalls and very cold conditions can be expected.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 10/25 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 09/23

VEREENIGING

– Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 7/24

MBOMBELA

Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 14/18

POLOKWANE

– Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 13/25

MAHIKENG

Fine becoming partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 10/28

VRYBURG

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 2/29

BLOEMFONTEIN

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 0/25

KIMBERLEY

– Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 5/31

UPINGTON

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 7/27

CAPE TOWN

– Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise cloudy with rain.

Wind Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong by the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 12/17 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

GEORGE

Fine in the morning, otherwise cloudy with rain from the evening Wind Light northerly to north-westerly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-westerly by the afternoon Minimum/Maximum 7/17

PORT ELIZABETH

– Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the evening.

Wind Moderate north easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south westerly from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 10/20

EAST LONDON

– Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the late evening.

Wind Light to moderate north easterly Minimum/Maximum 12/23

DURBAN

Cloudy at First with Isolated Morning Showers/rain otherwise partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate North-easterly, Becoming Fresh in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 15/21 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Low

RICHARDS BAY

Cloudy with Isolated Morning showers and rain.

Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected.

Wind Moderate South-easterly, Becoming Moderate to Fresh North-easterly in the Afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/21

PIETERMARITZBURG

Cloudy with morning rain, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 09/22

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