Last Updated on 26th December 2021 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-12-27
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. An orange 6 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning expected over the central and eastern parts of the North-West, central and eastern parts of the Free State, Gauteng and western parts of the Mpumalanga Highveld and south-western parts of Limpopo, resulting in damages to infrastructure, settlements, vehicles, livestock and livelihood. Heavy downpours expected to result in flooding of roads, settlements and low-lying areas as well as cause danger to life. B. Yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning expected over the western half of the Eastern Cape, resulting in localized damages to infrastructure, settlements, vehicles, livelihood and livestock. Localized flooding due to heavy downpours can also be expected. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches on the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the west. It will be warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Morning fog patches on the escarpment, otherwise cloudy cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the south-west.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast with isolated light rain at times, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm over the eastern interior in the morning becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon. Drizzle and fog along the south coast in the morning. Light rain showers are expected along the south-west coast by midday spreading along the-south coast in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, but moderate to fresh north-westerly along the west and south-west coast in the morning and again from evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers. Severe thunderstorm with heavy downpours are possible in places. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon, reaching strong in places.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the extreme south late afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-12-27
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

An orange 6 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning expected over the central and eastern parts of the North-West, central and eastern parts of the Free State, Gauteng and western parts of the Mpumalanga Highveld and south-western parts of Limpopo, resulting in damages to infrastructure, settlements, vehicles, livestock and livelihood.

Heavy downpours expected to result in flooding of roads, settlements and low-lying areas as well as cause danger to life.

Yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning expected over the western half of the Eastern Cape, resulting in localized damages to infrastructure, settlements, vehicles, livelihood and livestock.

Localized flooding due to heavy downpours can also be expected.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/21 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Low

JOHANNESBURG

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/18

VEREENIGING

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/21

MBOMBELA

Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/23

POLOKWANE

Morning mist, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/23

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 14/24

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 13/26

BLOEMFONTEIN

Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 12/23

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 14/26

UPINGTON

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

CAPE TOWN

Mostly cloudy with light rain late morning into the early afternoon.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/22 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

GEORGE

Mostly cloudy with morning mist and rain from afternoon.

Wind Moderate to fresh south-westerly to westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 16/22 GQEBERHA Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers from late morning.

Wind Moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 17/25

EAST LONDON

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers in the afternoon Wind Light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/27