Last Updated on 8th January 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-09
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

A. Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the Northern Cape interior, the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape and the Central Karoo in the Western Cape Districts. ADVISORIES – A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in Central and Little Karoo regions in the Western Cape, as well Sarah Baartman District, Inxuba Yethemba and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipalities from Monday until Wednesday (09-11/01/2023).

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers on the eastern Highveld up to the escarpment.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the extreme south-east.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

– Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

FREE STATE

Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning and evening fog along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the west becoming partly cloudy in the east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, becoming south-westerly from the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

– Cloudy with fog patches along the south coast, Breede Valley and extreme western parts in the morning and evening, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places over the Karoo. It will be partly cloudy over the north-east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, but fresh to strong south-easterly along the south-west coast at first. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Morning fog in the south, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the north-east with isolated thunderstorms along the Lesotho border. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and warm. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west. The wind along the coast will be gentle to moderate northerly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-09
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A.

Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the Northern Cape interior, the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape and the Central Karoo in the Western Cape Districts.

ADVISORIES A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in Central and Little Karoo regions in the Western Cape, as well Sarah Baartman District, Inxuba Yethemba and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipalities from Monday until Wednesday (09-11/01/2023).