Last Updated on 3rd February 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-04
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. A yellow level 2 warning (high likelihood of minor impacts) for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, strong/gusty winds and excessive lightning are expected over the western and central parts of KwaZulu-Natal leading to localised damage to infrastructure and short-term disruption to communication and power supply. B. A yellow level 1 warning (medium likelihood of minor impacts) for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, strong/gusty winds and excessive lightning are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape leading to localised damage to infrastructure and short-term disruption to communication and power supply. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil. ADVISORIES

1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Little Karoo of the Western Cape and the Sarah Baartman District, Chris Hani District, Raymond Mhlaba and the Amahlathi local municipalities of the Eastern Cape until at least tomorrow (Sunday).

2. Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the interior of the Western Cape.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in places in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the central and eastern parts in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme north but scattered in the extreme south.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

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

FREE STATE

partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east and along the Lesotho border.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast in the morning with fog patches where it will be cool, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts. It will be extremely hot in the extreme north-west. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north- westerly in the morning, otherwise south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the west and south coasts in the morning with fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot over the central and eastern interior. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected over the central and eastern parts from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north- westerly along the west coast, otherwise moderate easterly to south-easterly. It will become light to moderate south- westerly from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Warm to hot along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- easterly becoming strong easterly in the afternoon, but light south-westerly west of Oyster Bay from late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated along the western parts of the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- easterly reaching strong in places from the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north. It will becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon but isolated in the extreme east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-04
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A yellow level 2 warning (high likelihood of minor impacts) for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, strong/gusty winds and excessive lightning are expected over the western and central parts of KwaZulu-Natal leading to localised damage to infrastructure and short-term disruption to communication and power supply.

A yellow level 1 warning (medium likelihood of minor impacts) for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, large amounts of small hail, strong/gusty winds and excessive lightning are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape leading to localised damage to infrastructure and short-term disruption to communication and power supply.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil.

ADVISORIES 1.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Little Karoo of the Western Cape and the Sarah Baartman District, Chris Hani District, Raymond Mhlaba and the Amahlathi local municipalities of the Eastern Cape until at least tomorrow (Sunday).

Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the interior of the Western Cape.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/32 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

MBOMBELA

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/26

POLOKWANE

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/27

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/33

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/34

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/30

KIMBERLEY

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

Minimum/Maximum 18/34

UPINGTON

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 23/38

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Wind Light to moderate north-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Cloudy in the morning with fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from late afternoon.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/29 GQEBERHA Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/27

EAST LONDON

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Light north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh easterly reaching strong in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 21/28

DURBAN

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/30 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 22/31

PIETERMARITZBURG

Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30

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