Last Updated on 22nd March 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-23
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 4 Warning Severe Thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, heavy downpours and possible large amount of small hail, resulting in localized structural damage to infrastructure or settlements (formal and informal), injuries and danger to life and disruption of municipality and other essential services are expected in places over the western parts of Northern Cape and north-eastern parts of Western Cape. B. Yellow Level 2 Warning Severe Thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning, leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, as well as disruption of services due to power surges and danger to life, are expected over eastern parts of Northern Cape as well as western parts of Free State and North West Province. C. A yellow level 1 Warning Damaging winds and waves resulting in small vessels taking on water and difficulty in navigation is expected offshore between Ngqushwa and Port Edward. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy along the escarpment with morning drizzle and fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy along the escarpment with morning fog patches and drizzle, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Morning fog in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered over the western parts.

FREE STATE

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

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy in the south-westerly, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, but light to moderate south to south-westerly over the western and southern parts. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly, but light and variable in places from the afternoon. It will become fresh north-easterly from late afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the interior from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy in the north-east, otherwsie cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west and the north. The wind along the coast will be the wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly becoming strong in the extreme south by afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-23
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

– A.

Yellow level 4 warning Severe thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, heavy downpours and possible large amount of small hail, resulting in localized structural damage to infrastructure or settlements (formal and informal), injuries and danger to life and disruption of municipal and other essential services are expected in places over the western parts of Northern Cape and north-eastern parts of Western Cape.

Yellow level 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning, leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, as well as disruption of services due to power surges and danger to life, are expected over eastern parts of Northern Cape as well as western parts of Free State and North West Province.

A yellow level 1 warning Damaging winds and waves resulting in small vessels taking on water and difficulty in navigation is expected offshore between Ngqushwa and Port Edward.

FIRE DANGER