Last Updated on 15th January 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-16
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.A yellow level 1 warning for Severe thunderstorms with excessive lightning, damaging winds and heavy downpours leading to localized flooding of low-lying areas and informal/formal settlements are expected over the western interior of Eastern Cape. B.A Yellow Level 1 warning for Damaging winds resulting in localised disruptions to beachfront activities such as rock angling, is expected along the coast between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, except southern Prixley Ka-Seme district, Mangaung and Letsemeng Local Munici- palities of the Free State and Kagisano-Molopo and Naledi local Municipalities of the North-west Province as well as Matzikama municipality of Western Cape. ADVISORIES A. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Northern Cape, except the Kamiesberg and Richersveld local municipalities, over Free State except in the north- east until Monday and over north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape until Wednesday. B. Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Khai-Ma municipality of Northern Cape as well as the Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert municipalities of Western Cape.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot, but warm over the central parts. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the extreme north at times with isolated showers and rain, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine over the central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and hot.

FREE STATE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the south with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and very hot to extremely hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the central and south-eastern parts. It will be warm to hot in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east, but scattered in the north-east. It will be warm along the coast. The wind along the coast will be strong to near gale southerly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy south of the escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot, but warm along the coast. scattered afternoon thunderstorms are expected but isolated along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to south- easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy south of the escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the western interior. The wind along the coast will be light north-easterly, but moderate to fresh in the afternoon, becoming easterly in the south.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon in the south. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-16
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A yellow level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms with excessive lightning, damaging winds and heavy downpours leading to localized flooding of low-lying areas and informal/formal settlements are expected over the western interior of Eastern Cape.

A Yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised disruptions to beachfront activities such as rock angling, is expected along the coast between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, except southern Prixley Ka-Seme District, Mangaung and Letsemeng Local Munici- palities of the Free State and Kagisano-Molopo and Naledi Local Municipalities of the North-West Province as well as Matzikama Municipality of Western Cape.

ADVISORIES A.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Northern Cape, except the Kamiesberg and Richersveld Local Municipalities, over Free State except in the north- east until Monday and over north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape until Wednesday.

Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Khai-Ma Municipality of Northern Cape as well as the Oudtshoorn and Prince Albert Municipalities of Western Cape.