Last Updated on 19th August 2021 6:48 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-08-20
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 2 for disruptive rain, that could result in localized flooding of formal and informal settlements, roads and bridges, especially low-lying areas, is expected along the Garden Route, Nelson Mandela Metro, Sundays River Valley, Ndlambe, Ngqushwa Local Municipalities, buffalo city metro AND THE COAST OF great kei local Municipality in the morning. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over Mahikeng and Ratlou local municipalities of the North- West Province. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and cool with morning fog and drizzle along the escarpment.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Cloudy in the east with morning fog and drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but hot in places in the Western Bushveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and warm but cool along the Vaal river.

FREE STATE

– Fine and cool, but partly cloudy in the far east and along Lesotho border. 6. THE NORTHERN CAPE Cloudy and cold over the southern high-ground with light rain otherwise cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

– Partly cloudy and cool but cold over the central parts, with isolated afternoon showers expected over the Cape Winelands. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, otherwise moderate south-easterly touching fresh along the west coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool, becoming partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Cloudy and cold with showers south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light westerly, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the western interior, otherwise cloudy and cold but cool in the east with isolated shower and rain in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-08-20
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 for disruptive rain, that could result in localized flooding of formal and informal settlements, roads and bridges, especially low-lying areas, is expected along the Garden Route, Nelson Mandela Metro, Sundays River Valley, Ndlambe, Ngqushwa Local Municipalities, Buffalo City Metro and the coast of Great Kei Local Municipality in the morning.

FIRE DANGER