Last Updated on 23rd December 2023 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-24
ISSUED AT 1500 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 with large amount of small hail, heavy downpours, leading to localised damage and flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal) low-lying areas and bridges are expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Free State, KwaZulu Natal and the southern part of Mpumalanga. B. Yellow Level 1 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, and heavy downpours, leading to localised damage and flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal), low-lying areas and bridges are expected over the eastern half of the Eastern Cape. C. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds leading to disruption to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Lambert’s Bay and Cape Agulhas including the City of Cape Town where risk of runaway fires is possible. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, west of the North West and Matjhabeng Municipality of the free state as well as the Western Bushveld of Limpopo. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north. Scattered showers and thundershowers can be expected in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but cloudy over the Lowveld where isolated showers are possible.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers south and south-east.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy, windy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme north-east.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy, windy and hot to very hot in the east and central with isolated showers showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the south coast where it will be cool in places with light rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but fine in the west. It will be hot in the west and in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Lambert’s Bay in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south to south-easterly, but strong along the west coast from late morning, reaching near-gale force from the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain, but scattered showers and thundershowers in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming southerly from late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Warm in the north, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south- westerly from the south by late morning, spreading northwards. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme and/or follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-24
ISSUED AT 1500 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 warning Severe Thunderstorms with large amount of small hail, heavy downpour, leading to localised damage and flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal) low-lying areas and bridges are expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Free State, KwaZulu Natal and the southern part of Mpumalanga.

Yellow Level 1 warning Severe Thunderstorms with strong damaging winds, and heavy downpour, leading to localised damage and flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal), low-lying areas and bridges are expected over the eastern half of the Eastern Cape.

Yellow Level 2 warning Damaging Winds leading to disruption to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Lambert’s Bay and Cape Agulhas including the City of Cape Town where risk of runaway fires is possible on Monday and Tuesday.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, west of the North West and Matjhabeng Municipality of the Free State, as well as the Western Bushveld Of Limpopo.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 20/33 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/30

MBOMBELA

Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/27

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 19/31

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 23/35

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 21/37

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy, windy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/34

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 22/37

UPINGTON

Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 21/37

CAPE TOWN

Fine.

Wind Moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming strong in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/27 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Cloudy with light rain in the morning.

Wind Light and variable, becoming moderate east to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/23 GQEBERHA Partly cloudy early morning, otherwise cloudy with light isolated showers and rain.

Wind Moderate south-westerly, becoming southerly from late morning.

Minimum/Maximum 19/24

EAST LONDON

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind Light to moderate south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/24

DURBAN

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

Wind Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 22/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

RICHARDS BAY

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

Wind Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 23/32

PIETERMARITZBURG

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

Minimum/Maximum 18/28 and/or follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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