Last Updated on 27th July 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-07-28
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

TOMORROW ========= A. A yellow level 4 warning Winds and waves resulting in disruptions to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Alexander Bay and Cape Point. B. A yellow level 4 warning Rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements is expected over City of Cape Town and Cape Winelands. C. A yellow level 1 warning Damaging winds leading to localised disruption of agricultural activities as well localised damage to settlements (formal and informal) are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, and the southern parts of the Free State Provinces. IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

FOR SATURDAY ============= A. A yellow level 4 warning Rain resulting in flooding of roads and settlements is expected over Oudtshoorn and Kannaland Municipalities of the Western Cape. B. An orange level 6 warning Rain resulting in flooding is expected over the Overberg and southern parts of the Garden Route District as well as the Langeberg Municipality of the Western Cape Province. C. A yellow level 4 warning Snow leading to possible loss of livestock/crops and some communities being temporarily inaccessible is expected over the mountains of the Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape and southern high-ground of Namakwa of the Northern Cape Provinces. D. A yellow level 2 warning Disruptive snow is expected with a possible closing of passes, dangerous driving conditions and loss of vulnerable livestock is expected over Joe Gqabi, Chris Hani (excluding Intsika Yethu and Engcobo) District Municipality, Matatiele, Blue Crane Route and Northern DR. Beyers Naude Local Municipalities. E. An orange level 5 warning Winds and waves resulting in disruptions to ports/harbours and possible coastal infrastructure damage are expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay. F. A yellow level 1 warning Damaging winds with possible blown over trees, flying objects and damage to property is expected over Sarah Baartman, nelson Mandela Bay, Amathole and Buffalo City District Municipalities. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

====================== Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Beaufort West Municipality of the Western Cape Province, the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province as well as the western parts of the North-West Province. ADVISORIES ============ An intense cut-off low pressure system is expected to make landfall on Friday evening, dropping the day time temperatures significantly from Saturday into Sunday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that maximum temperatures may be below 10 degrees Celsius in places over the interior of Namakwa Region of the Northern Cape Province and over the interior of the Western Cape Province accompanied by snowfall over the mountainous areas. General windy conditions will accompany the cold and wet conditions.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Fine and cool. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High.

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

– Fine and cool to warm.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Fine and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

– Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy over the south-west in the late afternoon. It will be windy in the west.

FREE STATE

Page 2 of 4 – Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy over the central and western parts in the afternoon. It will be windy in the central and western parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in the west, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy, windy, and cold with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. It will be fine and cool to warm in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly becoming fresh to strong north-westerly in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches along the coast and extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, becoming cloudy in the west with light rain, spreading to the north and central interior by evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly but light south-westerly in the south. It will become strong to near gale southerly in the south-west from the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and cool but warm and windy in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly, becoming westerly from the west late morning, but fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Morning fog in places in the south and south-east, otherwise fine and cool but warm in places. It will be windy in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly at first, moderate north-easterly in the afternoon, but moderate to fresh south-westerly from the west in the evening. Page 3 of 4

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index High Page 4 of 4

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-07-28
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

TOMORROW ========= A.

A yellow level 4 warning Winds and waves resulting in disruptions to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Alexander Bay and Cape Point.

A yellow level 4 warning Rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements is expected over City of Cape Town and Cape Winelands.

A yellow level 1 warning Damaging winds leading to localised disruption of agricultural activities as well localised damage to settlements (formal and informal) are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, and the southern parts of the Free State Provinces.

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

FOR SATURDAY ============= A.

A yellow level 4 warning Rain resulting in flooding of roads and settlements is expected over Oudtshoorn and Kannaland Municipalities of the Western Cape.

An orange level 6 warning Rain resulting in flooding is expected over the Overberg and southern parts of the Garden Route District as well as the Langeberg Municipality of the Western Cape Province.

A yellow level 4 warning Snow leading to possible loss of livestock/crops and some communities being temporarily inaccessible is expected over the mountains of the Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape and southern high-ground of Namakwa of the Northern Cape Provinces.

A yellow level 2 warning Disruptive snow is expected with a possible closing of passes, dangerous driving conditions and loss of vulnerable livestock is expected over Joe Gqabi, Chris Hani (excluding Intsika Yethu and Engcobo) District Municipality, Matatiele, Blue Crane Route and Northern DR.

Beyers Naude Local Municipalities.

An orange level 5 warning Winds and waves resulting in disruptions to ports/harbours and possible coastal infrastructure damage are expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay.

A Yellow level 1 warning Damaging winds with possible blown over trees, flying objects and damage to property is expected over Sarah Baartman, Nelson Mandela Bay, Amathole and Buffalo City District Municipalities.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

ADVISORIES ============ An intense cut-off low pressure system is expected to make landfall on friday evening, dropping the day time temperatures significantly from Saturday into sunday.

The public and small stock farmers are advised that maximum temperatures may be below 10 degrees Celsius in places over the interior of Namakwa Region of the Northern Cape Province and over the interior of the Western Cape Province accompanied by snowfall over the mountainous areas.

General windy conditions will accompany the cold and wet conditions.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

– Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 08/24 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

JOHANNESBURG

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 05/22

VEREENIGING

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 06/25

MBOMBELA

– Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 08/24 Page 2 of 4

POLOKWANE

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 09/26

MAHIKENG

– Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 10/25

VRYBURG

Fine, and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the late afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 08/27

BLOEMFONTEIN

Fine, and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 02/24

KIMBERLEY

Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy, and windy.

Minimum/Maximum 09/26

UPINGTON

– Partly cloudy and windy.

Minimum/Maximum 10/27

CAPE TOWN

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with light rain.

Heavy rain is expected from late evening.

Wind Fresh to strong northerly becoming strong to near gale southerly in the late afternoon Minimum/Maximum 10/14 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Low

GEORGE

Fine becoming partly cloudy in the evening Wind Light south-westerly Page 3 of 4 Minimum/Maximum 09/18 GQEBERHA – Fine, becoming cloudy in the evening.

Wind Light northerly, becoming light south-westerly midday, and fresh in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 11/22

EAST LONDON

Fine, becoming cloudy in the evening.

Wind Light north-westerly at first, otherwise light and variable, becoming moderate north-easterly in the afternoon, but moderate to fresh south-westerly in the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 12/25