Last Updated on 18th March 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-03-19
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

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1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in the Beaufort West and Laingsburg Local Municipalities in the Western Cape, John Taolo Gaetsewe and ZF Mgcawu District Municipalies, Siyathemba and Kareeberg Local Municipalities in the Northern Cape, as well as Mahikeng, Ratlou, Naledi and Greater Taung Local Municipalities in the North-West. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Hot in the Lowveld, otherwise fine and warm becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers along the escarpment and eastern Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy by the afternoon.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and south-western parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy with mist in the western interior at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot to very hot in the east. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool but warm in places over the interior. Light rain can be expected over the extreme south-western parts from late evening. The wind along the coast will be fresh easterly along the south coast but fresh to strong northerly to north-westerly along the west and south-west coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy over the interior in the morning and evening, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly, reaching strong from the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with morning fog and drizzle in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thunderstorms, but scattered in the south. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly from the late morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers in the west, otherwise isolated, except in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly north of Durban, otherwise gentle to moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to south-easterly in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High and/or or follow us on TWITTER at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-03-19
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

====================== IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– 1.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in the Beaufort West and Laingsburg Local Municipalities in the Western Cape, John Taolo Gaetsewe and ZF Mgcawu district municipalies, Siyathemba and Kareeberg Local Municipalities in the Northern Cape, as well as Mahikeng, Ratlou, Naledi and Greater Taung local municipalities in the North-West.

ADVISORIES Nil.