Last Updated on 19th October 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-10-20
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 1 warning Damaging Winds resulting in few transport routes affected by difficult driving conditions, and blowing around of loose debris are expected over the central interior and the south-east of Northern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Khai-Ma Municipality of the Northern Cape and Beaufort West Western Cape. ADVISORIES A. An intense low-pressure system combined with the high water table is expected to bring heavy downpours over the Eastern Cape that is expected to result in widespread pooling and flooding in the eastern half.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first with morning drizzle and fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but hot in places in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first with morning drizzle and fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. It will be windy in the west.

FREE STATE

Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. It will be windy in the west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast where it will be cool, otherwise fine, windy and hot to very hot. IT will be partly cloudy in the east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot over the extreme north-eastern interior, becoming cloudy along the south coast in the evening isolated to scattered showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north- westerly north of Cape Town, otherwise moderate to fresh south- easterly becoming strong from late afternoon between Hout Bay and Cape Agulhas. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very high

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog in places along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot, but warm along the coast. It will become cloudy along the coast in the evening with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south- easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog in places along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, but warm along the coast. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, except in the extreme north. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very high

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-10-20
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow level 1 warning Damaging Winds resulting in few transport routes affected by difficult driving conditions, and blowing around of loose debris are expected over the central interior and the south-east of Northern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the khai-Ma municipality of the Northern Cape and Beaufort West local municipality of the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES A.

An intense low pressure system combined with the high water table is expected to bring heavy downpours over the Eastern Cape that is expected to result in widespread pooling and flooding in the eastern half.