Last Updated on 11th January 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-12
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 for damaging winds, resulting in localised disruptions of harbours and ports as well as difficulty in navigation is expected from the afternoon between Port Alfred and Port Edward in the Eastern Cape. B. A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, with strong wind, heavy downpours and flooding resulting in localised damage to property and vehicles as well as localised disruptions to livelihoods is expected over the Blue Crane Route and Makana Local Municipalities, as well as Buffalo City Metro and Amathole District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Northern Cape, Central Karoo of the Western Cape, parts of the North West, western parts of Mpumalanga, parts of the Western Bushveld of Limpopo, and the eastern and south- eastern parts of the Free State. ADVISORIES A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Sarah Baartman DM, Chris Hani DM, Amathole DM, OR Tambo DM and Mbizana LM in the Eastern Cape, and the Khai-Ma LM in the Northern Cape and the Central and Little Karoo in the Western Cape until Friday, as well as Thembelihle, Kai !Garib, Dawid Kruiper, !Kheis, Renosterberg, Emthanjeni and Umsobomvu LMs of the Northern Cape and Letsemeng, Kopanong LMs in the Free State today until Sunday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm but hot in the north. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Partly cloudy in the east with morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy in the east at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and hot.

FREE STATE

Fine and warm to hot.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in the central parts, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. It will be warm in the west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy to fine over the western parts where it will be cool to warm, otherwise cloudy and warm but to very hot and extremely hot over the eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate becoming fresh south of Saldanha Bay northerly to north-westerly, but easterly along the south coast where it will become south-westerly from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and warm along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and very hot to extremely hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south-easterly at times in the morning, otherwise north-easterly, reaching strong in the afternoon. It will become strong westerly from the evening.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong from the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches, otherwise fine and hot. The wind along the coast will be Gentle to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh south of Port Shepstone in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme AND/OR follow us on twitter at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-12
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds, resulting in localised disruptions of harbours and ports as well as difficulty in navigation is expected from the afternoon between Port Alfred and Port Edward in the Eastern Cape.

A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms, with strong wind, heavy downpours and flooding resulting in localised damage to property and vehicles as well as localised disruptions to livelihoods is expected over the Blue Crane Route and Makana Local Municipalities, as well as Buffalo City Metro and Amathole District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– 1.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Northern Cape, Central Karoo of the Western Cape, parts of the North West, western parts of Mpumalanga, parts of the Western Bushveld of Limpopo, and the eastern and south eastern parts of the Free State.

ADVISORIES A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected over Sarah Baartman DM, Chris Hani DM, Amathole DM, OR Tambo DM and Mbizana LM in the Eastern Cape, and the Khai-Ma LM in the Northern Cape and the Central and Little Karoo in the Western Cape until Friday, as well as Thembelihle, Kai !Garib, Dawid Kruiper, !Kheis, Renosterberg, Emthanjeni and UmsobomvuLMs of the Northern Cape and Letsemeng, Kopanong LMs in the Free State today until Sunday.