Last Updated on 17th December 2023 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-18
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 Severe thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy downpours are expected over the southern parts of the Free State, south-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the extreme north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape as well as over the Mpumalanga escarpment. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of Northern Cape, southern parts of Free State, central parts of the Eastern Cape as well as Themtzikama Local Municipality of Western Cape. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thunder- showers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east with morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east and along the escarpment.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be partly cloudy in the south-west.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cool along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the extreme east. It will be partly cloudy in the north -east with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy in the south and extreme east, otherwise fine and warm to hot but cool along the coastal areas where a chance of light rain expected. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming fresh to strong along the south- west coast by the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool, but cloudy along the coast with isolated evening showers and rain. It will be warm over the interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast with scattered showers and rain, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. It will be warm over the interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south- westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered showers and rain along the coast. It will be very hot in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- easterly, but moderate to fresh south-westerly south of Durban, spreading to Richards Bay by evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-18
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy downpours are expected over the southern parts of the Free State, south-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the extreme north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape as well as over the Mpumalanga escarpment.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of Northern, southern parts of Free State, central parts parts of the Eastern Cape as well as the Mtzikama Local Municipality of Western Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil.