Last Updated on 6th April 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-04-07
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 6 warning for Disruptive rain resulting flooding of roads and settlements, danger to life, large communities not accessible/ cut-off for prolonged period, travel services severely affected on major roads and bridges, as well as disruptions to municipal services. B. Orange level 6 warning for Severe Thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours leading to flooding of susceptible areas, low-lying areas and bridges, formal and informal settlements, resulting in closure of some bridges and roads, disruptions in municipal services, are expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape, as well as over the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, extreme western parts of North West and the Free State. C. Orange Level 6 warning for Damaging Interior Wind leading to some structural damage and interruptions to power, injury and danger to life, damage to formal and informal settlements, communication and other services is expected over the City of Cape Town, Overberg and Cape Winelands. D. Yellow Level 4 warning for Damaging Wind and Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and disruption of small harbours and ports, is expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay. E. Yellow Level 4 warning for Disruptive Rain resulting in flooding of roads and (formal and informal) settlements, danger to life due to fast flowing stream and deep water, damage to property and infrastructure and loss of life stock and livelihoods, as well as major disruptions of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded, is expected over the Central Karoo, West Coast, the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape and southern Namakwa in the Northern Cape on Sunday including the Garden Route, as well as over parts of KwaZulu-Natal except in the north-east. F. Yellow Level 4 warning for Damaging Interior Wind resulting in problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes and damage to settlements is expected over the Western Cape interior and the southern regions of Namakwa in the Northern Cape from evening through Sunday. G. Yellow level 2 warning for Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours and damaging winds resulting in localised flooding and damage to settlements and vehicles is expected in places over the interior of the Eastern Cape, including the Wild Coast. H. Yellow level 2 warning for Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible areas, low-lying bridges and roads, formal and informal settlements, difficulty in driving on dirt roads, are expected over the southern parts of Gauteng, southern Mpumalanga, the eastern parts of both Mpumalanga and Limpopo. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Nil. ADVISORIES Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Namakwa (Northern Cape) and in places over the Cape Winelands and Central Karoo (Western Cape) municipalities on Sunday and Monday (07-08/04/2024).

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the extreme south-west.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the Western Bushveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy, windy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Cloudy, windy and cool but cold in the extreme east with widespread showers and thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy over the north-central parts, otherwise cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon over the extreme southern parts where it will be cold. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly but moderate to fresh south-westerly during the afternoon. It will become light and variable from the evening.

WESTERN CAPE

Cool in places along the West Coast, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the extreme north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be strong to near gale force easterly to south- easterly, but fresh to strong southerly north of Cape Columbine where it will become northerly to north-westerly from late afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north. The wind along the coast will be strong easterly

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be strong easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Cloudy and cold to cool with widespread showers and rain but scattered in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly, becoming north-easterly from the south in the afternoon.

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-04-07
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Orange Level 6 warning for Disruptive rain resulting flooding of roads and settlements, danger to life, large communities not accessible/ cut-off for prolonged period, travel services severely affected on major roads and bridges, as well as disruptions to municipal services.

Orange level 6 warning for Severe Thunderstorms with possible heavy downpours leading to flooding of susceptible areas, low-lying areas and bridges, formal and informal settlements, resulting in closure of some bridges and roads, disruptions in municipal services, are expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape, as well as over the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, extreme western parts of North West and the Free State.

Orange Level 6 warning for Damaging Interior Wind leading to some structural damage and interruptions to power, injury and danger to life, damage to formal and informal settlements, communication and other services is expected over the City of Cape Town, Overberg and Cape Winelands.

Yellow Level 4 warning for Damaging Wind and Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and disruption of small harbours and ports, is expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

Yellow Level 4 warning for Disruptive Rain resulting in flooding of roads and (formal and informal) settlements, danger to life due to fast flowing stream and deep water, damage to property and infrastructure and loss of life stock and livelihoods, as well as major disruptions of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded, is expected over the Central Karoo, West Coast, the Cape Winelands in the Western Cape and southern Namakwa in the Northern Cape on Sunday including the Garden Route, as well as over parts of KwaZulu-Natal except in the north-east.

Yellow Level 4 warning for Damaging Interior Wind resulting in problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes and damage to settlements is expected over the Western Cape interior and the southern regions of Namakwa in the Northern Cape from evening through Sunday.

Yellow level 2 warning for Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours and damaging winds resulting in localised flooding and damage to settlements and vehicles is expected in places over the interior of the Eastern Cape, including the Wild Coast.

Yellow level 2 warning for Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible areas, low-lying bridges and roads, formal and informal settlements, difficulty in driving on dirt roads, are expected over the southern parts of Gauteng, southern Mpumalanga, the eastern parts of both Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Nil.

ADVISORIES Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Namakwa (Northern Cape) and in places over the Cape Winelands and Central Karoo (Western Cape) municipalities on Sunday and Monday (07-08/04/2024).