Last Updated on 30th December 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-12-31
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 severe thunderstorms which can possibly lead to large amounts of small hail, strong winds and excessive lightning and flooding of some roads is expected in places over Gauteng, North West, Free State except the eastern parts, western parts and escarpment of Mpumalanga as well as the north eastern parts of the Northern Cape. B. Yellow level 2 Warning for Wind leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Dassen Island and Hermanus when build-up of sand is possible on the False Bay coastal routes. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1.Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Kamiesberg municipality of the Northern Cape and entire West Coast district Western Cape. ADVISORIES

1.Heat wave with persistently high temperatures for the Nama Khoi, Kamiesberg Municipalities over the Northern Cape and Matzikama Municipality over the Western Cape until Sunday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the central and south-western parts.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the southern parts.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Morning fog patches in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated along the Lesotho boarder.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot over the interior, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-eastern parts. It will be fine in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy along the south coast in the morning, otherwise fine and warm along the south coast, otherwise hot to very hot but extremely hot over the West Coast District interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly along the south coast, otherwise south-easterly to southerly but strong to near gale along the south-west coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy in places at first, otherwise fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh easterly from late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool but warm in places, clearing in the west. Isolated thundershowers are expected in places over the northern interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, but fresh in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool but warm in places in the east. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming easterly to north-easterly from the south. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low AND/OR follow us on twitter at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-12-29
ISSUED AT 1505 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A Yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to hail, excessive lightning, damaging winds, and heavy downpours, which may result in damage to infrastructure and houses, travel disruptions, and flooding of roads and settlements is expected in places over the interior of KwaZulu-Natal and the south-eastern parts of Mpumalanga from the afternoon.

A Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to hail, excessive lightning, and heavy downpours is expected over the extreme southern parts of the Free State and in places over the central and eastern parts of Mpumalanga from the afternoon into the evening.

A Yellow level 2 warning for wind leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected along the coast between Alexander Bay and Hermanus.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Kai !Garib and the Richtersveld Municipalities of the Northern Cape and the Matzikama Municipality of the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil.