Last Updated on 7th January 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-01-08
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

1. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas is expected in the morning.

2. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms that may result in heavy downpours leading to localized flooding that could result in damage to property or infrastructure, and flooding of roads/bridges and low lying areas resulting in difficulty in driving over extreme southern parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal and places in the eastern parts of Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in northern and western parts of the Northern Cape. ADVISORIES

1. Extremely hot conditions are expected in places over West Coast, western parts of Cape Winelands districts, as well as Prince Albert municipality (W.CAPE).

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

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

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first with morning fog along the northern escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot in the Lowveld. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the afternoon but scattered in the Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first with morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be light and variable becoming moderate south-westerly by the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy and foggy along the coast in the morning, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming fine in the interior from the afternoon where it will be very hot but extremely hot in places in the west. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly in the south, otherwise light to moderate westerly to north-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy in places in the south with isolated showers and rain, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cool in places in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in extreme west. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but cool in the south-west, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-01-08
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 between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas is expected in the morning.

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms that may result in heavy downpours leading to localized flooding that could result in damage to property or infrastructure, and flooding of roads/bridges and low lying areas resulting in difficulty in driving over south-western parts of Kwa-Zulu Natal and places in the eastern parts of Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in northern and western parts of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES 1.

Extremely hot conditions are expected in places over West Coast, western parts of Cape Winelands districts, as well as Prince Albert municipality (W.

Cape).

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/25

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/24

MBOMBELA

Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.

Minimum/Maximum 18/27

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/26

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/27

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/31

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/30

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30

UPINGTON

Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 24/38

CAPE TOWN

Fine becoming partly cloudy.

Wind Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/34 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 17/27 GQEBERHA Cloudy with isolated showers and rain, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Wind Fresh to strong north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/25

EAST LONDON

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy by late afternoon.

Wind Fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/27

DURBAN

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate easterly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/27 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate easterly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 22/28

PIETERMARITZBURG

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/26

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