Last Updated on 4th February 2021 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-02-05
ISSUED AT 1520 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

1. Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localized flooding of susceptible roads and already vulnerable low lying areas and bridges as well as poor driving conditions is expected over Gauteng, eastern parts of the North West, in places in Mpumalanga and the central and southern parts of Limpopo. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the south-western and central parts of the Northern Cape. 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 scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread on the northern Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the central and southern parts.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy from the west with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east where it will be cool.

FREE STATE

Hot in the extreme west, otherwise cloudy and warm with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy from the west with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east where it will be cool in places.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy with fog along the coast in the morning where it will be cool, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the north-east with isolated afternoon thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly but fresh to strong in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy to partly cloudy over the southern parts and in places in the north in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot over the Central Karoo. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south coast in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly reaching strong in places north of Betty’s Bay from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the north with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh easterly from late morning, reaching strong in places.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog over the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers over the interior from the afternoon, but light rain south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme north. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly to southerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-02-05
ISSUED AT 1515 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localized flooding of susceptible roads and already vulnerable low lying areas and bridges as well as poor driving conditions is expected over Gauteng, eastern parts of the North West, in places in Mpumalanga and the central and southern parts of Limpopo.

FIRE DANGER