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

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-10-07
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of North-West, in places over the central Free State and Gamagara Local Municipality of the Northern Cape Province. ADVISORIES ============

1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected to continue over Gauteng, in places on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo, the central and eastern parts of the North West and the northern parts of the Free State until Friday (07 October 2022).

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon with isolated thundershowers in the south. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

– Fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the southern Highveld. It will become cloudy along the escarpment areas towards the evening with drizzle patches.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Fine and hot to very hot, becoming cloudy in the extreme south-east with overnight drizzle on the escarpment.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

– Fine in the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot.

FREE STATE

– Fine in west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers in the extreme east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in the west, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with fog patches in places along the west-coast in the morning, becoming fine by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly in the south in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Cloudy at first with light rain along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly east of Cape St Francis early morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Partly cloudy in the extreme north, otherwise cloudy and cool with light rain in places along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly late morning, but light to moderate easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly, becoming light north-easterly in the extreme south tomorrow night. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-10-07
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

====================== 1.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of North-West, in places over the central Free State and Gamagara Local Municipality of the Northern Cape Province.

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

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected to continue over Gauteng, in places on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo, the central and eastern parts of the North West and the northern parts of the Free State until Friday (07 October 2022).