Last Updated on 22nd February 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-23
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 warning for severe thunderstorms with a possibility of strong damaging winds and large amounts of small hail are expected over south-western Free State and the south-eastern parts of Northern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

===================== Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the interior of the Northern Cape, the north-eastern interior of the Western Cape, the northern interior of the Eastern Cape, the central and western parts of the Free State and the south-western parts of the North West and extreme northern parts of Limpopo. ADVISORIES ===========

1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, in places over the Free State and North West until Saturday but over the extreme northern parts of the Eastern Cape until Friday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

=========== Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

============== Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers excluding the Lowveld but scattered over the Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

=========== Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

============== Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the southern parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

================= Fine in the southern parts until late morning, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and very hot to extremely hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-easterly becoming light towards the evening.

WESTERN CAPE

================ Cloudy over the eastern parts clearing from the north from midday otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot over the eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly along south coast becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the late evening otherwise fresh to strong south to south- easterly becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Cloudy in the south at first with drizzle and fog patches to the east of Cape St Francis, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, but very hot in places over the interior. Isolated showers and thundershowers are possible in the north from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable at first, becoming fresh to strong easterly by late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Cloudy with light rain along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly, becoming north-easterly by the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL

================== Cloudy with isolated morning showers and rain in the south- east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly in the south, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north- easterly, spreading to Port Edward by afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-23
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

====================== A.

Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with a possibility of strong damaging winds and large amounts of small hail are expected over south-western Free State and the south-eastern parts of Northern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

ADVISORIES =========== 1.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, in places over the Free State and North West until Saturday but over the extreme northern parts of the Eastern Cape until Friday.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

========= Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/33 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

============= Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/31

VEREENIGING

============ Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/31

MBOMBELA

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

Minimum/Maximum 18/31

POLOKWANE

========== Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 17/31

MAHIKENG

========= Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/34

VRYBURG

======== Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/39

BLOEMFONTEIN

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

Minimum/Maximum 15/37

KIMBERLEY

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

Minimum/Maximum 18/39

UPINGTON

========= Partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/41

CAPE TOWN

========== Fine.

Wind Moderate to fresh south-easterly to southerly Minimum/Maximum 16/27 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

======= Partly cloudy.

Wind Light to moderate south to south-easterly Minimum/Maximum 15/26 GQEBERHA ========= Cloudy with drizzle at first, becoming partly cloudy Wind Light and variable at first, becoming fresh to strong easterly by late morning.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26