Last Updated on 20th December 2023 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-21
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

– Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over Northern Cape, the western parts of the North West and the Free State. ADVISORIES – Heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures over and above the average maximum are expected over the western parts of the North-West province, west and central parts of the Free State, as well as the eastern parts of the Northern Cape today until Saturday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the extreme north with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming cloudy in the east in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west in the evening.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershower in the north-east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and warm to hot but very in the south-east, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east where it will be extremely hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south- easterly, strong in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

– Partly cloudy in the south, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot to very hot over the interior. The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly but light to moderate easterly to south-easterly along the south coast in the morning. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with morning fog in places, becoming partly cloudy and warm but fine in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly, becoming moderate south-easterly by afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Cloudy and cool to warm with rain south of the escarpment. It will be partly cloudy north of the escarpment with isolated thunderstorms along the Lesotho border. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming moderate south-easterly by afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north- easterly north of Durban, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south- westerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-21
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over Northern Cape, the western parts of the North-West and the Free State provinces.

ADVISORIES – Heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures over and above the average maximum are expected over the western parts of the North-West province, west and central parts of the Free State, as well as the eastern parts of the Northern Cape today until Saturday.