Last Updated on 28th January 2021 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-01-29
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 Level 4 Warning for Disruptive rainfall expected over the Highveld of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, extreme north east of North West and western Bushveld of Limpopo, resulting in flooded low-laying areas, isolated cases of breakages of informal/farm dam walls, disruption of traffic and basic services, flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), danger to life (fast flowing streams /deep water).

2. Yellow level 2 Warning for disruptive rainfall is expected over north western parts of Kwazulu-Natal, resulting in flooded low-laying areas, disruption of traffic and basic services, damage to agricultural crops and livestock as well as rock falls. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama-Khoi and Hantam Municipalities (N.Cape) as well as Beaufort West Municipality. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west and south-west.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers in the east, otherwise isolated.

FREE STATE

Fine in the west and southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east where it will be cloudy.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cool along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy in the extreme south-west at first and in the south coast by the evening, otherwise fine and warm but hot over the north eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly along the south coast at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm in places along the coast, but fine and hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south westerly, becoming moderate north westerly in the west in the evening.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy at first with morning fog in places south of escarpment , otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be Moderate north easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south westerly from the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Cloudy and cool with morning fog over the western high grounds, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. Isolated showers and thundershowers except in the extreme north east. The wind along the coast will be Moderate south-easterly in the north, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly spreading to the north by afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-01-29
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 4 Warning for Disruptive rainfall expected over the Highveld of Mpumalanga, Gauteng, extreme north east of North West and western Bushveld of Limpopo, resulting in flooded low-laying areas, isolated cases of breakages of informal/farm dam walls, disruption of traffic and basic services, flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), danger to life (fast flowing streams /deep water).

Yellow level 2 Warning for disruptive rainfall is expected over north western parts of Kwazulu-Natal, resulting in flooded low-laying areas, disruption of traffic and basic services, damage to agricultural crops and livestock as well as rock falls.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama-Khoi and Hantam Municipalities (N.

Cape) as well as Beaufort West Municipality.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/24 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

JOHANNESBURG

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/22

VEREENIGING

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/22

MBOMBELA

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/26

POLOKWANE

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/24

MAHIKENG

Cloudy at first, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/25

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 15/28

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 15/29

UPINGTON

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 19/33

CAPE TOWN

Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.

Wind Light to moderate southerly.

Minimum/Maximum 16/25 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.

Wind Light north-westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 14/25

PORT ELIZABETH

Partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh westerly to south westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 17/24

EAST LONDON

Partly cloudy.

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

Minimum/Maximum 18/25

DURBAN

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain Wind Gentle westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.

Wind Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly becoming moderate easterly to north easterly in the afternoon Minimum/Maximum 21/27

PIETERMARITZBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers Minimum/Maximum 16/28

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