Last Updated on 8th April 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-04-09
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. Orange level 5 WARNING for DISRUPTIVE RAIN leading to flooding of low- lying areas, roads which may cause dangerous driving conditions, damage to formal/informal infrastructure, disruption of services, agricultural losses, and possible loss of life over the western parts of the North West. B. Yellow level 2 WARNING for DISRUPTIVE RAIN leading to localized flooding of low lying roads and poor driving conditions can be expected over the central and eastern parts of North West, in places over the Free State, Gauteng and along the coastal areas between East London and Richards Bay. C. Yellow level 2 WARNING for severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours leading to localized flooding, damage to infrastructure, settlements, property and short term disruption to municipal and other essential services is expected over the northern and north-eastern parts of Northern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Kamiesberg Municipality of the Northern Cape. ADVISORIES – Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Cloudy and cold with scattered showers at times. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold with scattered showers. It will be cool in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool, but warm in the Lowveld. Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the southern and western Bushveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy and cold to cool with widespread showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the north and north-west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine in the west where it will be warm, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but cloudy with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers in the northern and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

– Cloudy over the eastern interior in the morning, otherwise fine and cool becoming partly cloudy along the south coast in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly along the south coast, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cold in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, but cloudy along the coast and the extreme north with light rain and showers in places. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly, reaching strong in places in the east in the afternoon, but light in the early morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cool along the coast, otherwise cloudy and cold, with scattered showers and rain but widespread along the coast and northern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly but light in the early morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool but cold in the west with scattered showers and rain but widespread along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly to easterly becoming fresh in places at times. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-04-08
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

– A.

Orange level 5 WARNING for DISRUPTIVE RAIN leading to flooding of low- lying areas, roads which may cause dangerous driving conditions, damage to formal/informal infrastructure, disruption of services, agricultural losses, and possible loss of life over the western parts of the North West.

Yellow level 2 WARNING for DISRUPTIVE RAIN leading to localized flooding of low lying roads and poor driving conditions can be expected over the central and eastern parts of North West, in places over the Free State, Gauteng and along the coastal areas between East London and Richards Bay.

Yellow level 2 WARNING for severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours leading to localized flooding, damage to infrastructure, settlements, property and short term disruption to municipal and other essential services is expected over the northern and north-eastern parts of Northern Cape.

FIRE DANGER