Last Updated on 19th February 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-02-20
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 Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements and roads, low-lying areas and bridges, major roads affected but can be used, increased travel times, difficult driving conditions on dirt roads is expected over the City of Cape Town, western parts of Overberg as well as the southern parts of Cape Winelands. B. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Wind resulting in localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes are expected over the central and northern parts of the Western Cape and southern Namakwa of the Northern Cape. C. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind and Waves resulting in very rough and choppy seas as well as difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay, spreading eastwards reaching Port St. Johns but Yellow Level 4 is expected between Betty`s and Cape Agulhas. D. Yellow Level 1 Warning for Winds of at least 60 km/h with a gust of 85 km/h, resulting localised damage to infrastructure are expected over the north-western and northern central parts of the Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

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1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western and south-western parts of Free State, south-western parts of the North-West, Central Karoo of the western Cape as well as in places over the western half of the Eastern Cape. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south-east.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the south-west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool with morning fog along the coast, where isolated showers and rain are expected, otherwise fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to warm with light drizzle in the west at first. Isolated to scattered showers and rain are expected from the afternoon but widespread in the extreme south-western parts, clearing in the west by the evening. The wind along the coast will be strong to gale westerly to north-westerly, reaching strong gale between Betty`s Bay and Cape Agulhas in the early morning, becoming south-westerly in the west from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy in places in the south at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming cloudy in the south-west late afternoon, with isolated showers and rain spreading eastwards in the evening, but scattered along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly, becoming strong south-westerly in the afternoon, reaching gale force in places.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Hot in places in the east, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated thundershowers. It will become cloudy in the south-west with rain and showers during the night. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly along the Wild coast at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming strong overnight.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the east. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming south- westerly from the south by late afternoon The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-02-20
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements and roads, low-lying areas and bridges, major roads affected but can be used, increased travel times, difficult driving conditions on dirt roads is expected over the City of Cape Town, western parts of Overberg as well as the southern parts of Cape Winelands.

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Wind resulting in localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes are expected over the central and northern parts of the Western Cape and southern Namakwa of the Northern Cape.

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind and Waves resulting in very rough and choppy seas as well as difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay, spreading eastwards reaching Port St.

Johns but Yellow Level 4 between Betty`s Bay and Cape Agulhas in the morning.

Yellow Level 1 Warning for Winds of at least 60 km/h with a gust of 85 km/h, resulting localised damage to infrastructure are expected over the north-western and northern central parts of the Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– 1.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western and south-western parts of Free State, south- western parts of the North-West, Central Karoo of the western Cape as well as in places over the western half of the Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/25

VEREENIGING

– Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/26

MBOMBELA

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers Minimum/Maximum 18/29

POLOKWANE

– Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/31

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/29

KIMBERLEY

– Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

UPINGTON

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 15/28

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy with light drizzle at first, otherwise widespread showers and rain.

Wind Fresh to strong north-westerly, becoming south-westerly from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/19 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

GEORGE

Cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and rain.

Wind Light and variable at first otherwise strong to gale westerly to north- westerly becoming south-westerly from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 15/26 GQEBERHA Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with isolated showers in the evening.

Wind Moderate to fresh westerly becoming strong to gale force southwesterly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/27

EAST LONDON

– Partly cloudy with isolated showers overnight.

Wind Moderate south-westerly, but strong in the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 17/27

DURBAN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming moderate south- westerly by evening Minimum/Maximum 22/37 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High