Last Updated on 16th December 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-12-17
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 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with possible damaging winds, heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of low-lying bridge, settlements, roads as well as damage to infrastructure expected over KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape. B. A Yellow Level 4 warning severe thunderstorms resul- ting in flash-flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the central and north-eastern parts of Western Cape and extreme southern parts of Northern Cape. C. An Orange Level 6 warning Severe thunderstorms resul- ting in flash-flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the eastern parts of Western Cape and the coastal areas of the western half of Eastern Cape. D. A Yellow level 1 warning Waves resulting in localised damage to coastal infrastructure between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay from tomorrow afternoon until the evening. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Nil. ADVISORIES A. Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Bergrivier municipality of Western Cape.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy in the south-west, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Hot to very hot in the Lowveld, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread over the south-east.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thunder- showers.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunder- showers, but isolated in the extreme west .

FREE STATE

Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in places in the west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except over the central parts but scattered over the extreme southern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong at times between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly TO south-easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south- westerly becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers, but scattered along the coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong northerly to north-easterly north of Richards Bay until midday, otherwise south-westerly The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-12-16
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

====================== IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

– A.

Yellow Level 2 warning for Severe Thunderstorms with possible damaging winds, heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of low-lying bridges, settlements and roads as well as damage to infrastructure expected over the central and southern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga as well as central and western parts of the Eastern Cape.

A Yellow level 4 warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the southern interior of Namakwa in the Northern Cape and Western Cape until Saturday.

An Orange level 6 warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the western and central parts of the Western Cape on Friday, but over the central and southern parts until Saturday.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Nil.

ADVISORIES – Nil.