Last Updated on 17th December 2021 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-12-18
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 for Wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Alexander Bay and Hermanus, but only offshore between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay on Friday into Saturday morning. B. Yellow level 2 of severe thunderstorms are expected over the central and north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

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1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern parts of Namakwa District in the Northern Cape and Matzikama Local Municipality in the Western Cape ADVISORIES – Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Cloudy and cool with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be cool.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

– Cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

– Morning fog patched in the east, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool, with scattered showers and thundershowers. 6. THE NORTHERN CAPE Cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated over the western interior. It will be windy with very poor visibility in blowing sand in most parts at first The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Fine and warm to hot but very hot in places over the western parts, becoming partly cloudy over the extreme northern parts in the afternoon with isolated thunderstorms. It will be cool in places along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be strong easterly along the south coast, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south- easterly, reaching near gale between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy in places over the interior in the morning, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly, becoming strong easterly form late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy south of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers over the interior, but scattered in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong from the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Cold over the interior with morning fog otherwise cloudy and cool. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly to easterly becoming north-easterly along the south coast spreading to Richards Bay by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-12-18
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Alexander Bay and Hermanus, but only offshore between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay on Friday into Saturday morning.

Yellow level 2 of severe thunderstorms are expected over the central and north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape Province.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern parts of Namakwa District in the Northern Cape and Matzikama Local Municipality in the Western Cape ADVISORIES – Nil.