Last Updated on 6th January 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-01-07
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 that may result in heavy downpours leading to localized flooding that could result in damage to property or infrastructure, and flooding of roads/bridges and low lying areas resulting in difficulty in driving are expected over western and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, highveld of Mpumalanga and the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. B. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas is expected. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

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

FREE STATE

Cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the west. 6. THE NORTHERN CAPE Fine in the central and northern parts at first where it is very hot, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be cool over the north west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Morning fog in places along the west coast becoming fine and hot to very hot in places, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and warm to hot over the western and eastern interior with light rain along the south coast from the morning into the evening where it will be cool. Isolated thundershowers can be expected over the Central Karoo by the afternoon into the evening. The wind along the coast will be light and variable becoming moderate to fresh but strong to near gale force south-easterly winds are also expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas during the morning and spreading along the south coast by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and warm but cool along the coast and adjacent interior with isolated showers and rain in the south. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the north by afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool but warm in places in the west. Scattered showers and thundershowers expected. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm but cool in the south-west. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected but isolated in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be Moderate easterly to north-easterly but south-easterly south of Durban. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-01-07
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms that may result in heavy downpours leading to localized flooding that could result in damage to property or infrastructure, and flooding of roads/bridges and low lying areas resulting in difficulty in driving are expected over western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, highveld of Mpumalanga and the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas is expected.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/27 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/25

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/26

MBOMBELA

Cloudy in the morning with fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/30

POLOKWANE

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

Minimum/Maximum 20/28

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/31

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 14/30

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/32

UPINGTON

Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers Minimum/Maximum 18/38

CAPE TOWN

Fine becoming windy in the afternoon.

Wind Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly but strong.

to near gale by the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/32 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Cloudy to partly cloudy with rain and isolate thundershowers by the afternoon.

Wind Light to moderate easterly, becoming fresh to strong by the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 15/23 GQEBERHA Cloudy with rain and showers (30%).

Wind Moderate to fresh easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 17/22

EAST LONDON

Cloudy with showers and rain (60%).

Wind Light to moderate easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/24

DURBAN

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate south-easterly.

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

RICHARDS BAY

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate easterly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 22/28

PIETERMARITZBURG

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/25

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