Last Updated on 21st February 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-22
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. Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with a possibility of large amounts of small hail, heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, strong damaging winds and excessive lightning leading to structural damages are expected over the escarpment areas in Mpumalanga, south-central parts of Limpopo, north-western interior in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as over the northern parts of the Free State and central parts of the North-West. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the western parts of the Free State and North West provinces. ADVISORIES A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Joe Gqabi District in the Eastern Cape until Friday, as well as over the Free State, the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, over the southern and western parts of the North-West until Thursday, but persisting over the entire North-West until Saturday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers by the late afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east in the morning with a chance of drizzle and fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered over the eastern Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

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

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog patches along the coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but partly cloudy in the east with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, but strong at times in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

– Cloudy to partly cloudy over the east and southern parts clearing from the north- east from late morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot over the north- eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly along the west and south-west coast moderating by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine and warm, becoming cloudy in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly becoming moderate southerly in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Fine and hot north of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool with a chance of light rain and drizzle. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly becoming moderate south- easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated along the coast and in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- easterly north of Durban, otherwise gentle to moderate. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-22
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with a possibility of large amounts of small hail, heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, strong damaging winds and excessive lightening leading to structural damages are expected over the escarpment areas in Mpumalanga, south-central parts of Limpopo, north-western interior in KwaZulu-Natal, as well as well as over the northern parts of the Free State and central parts in the North West.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

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

ADVISORIES A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Joe Gqabi District in the Eastern Cape until Friday, as well as over the Free State, the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, over the southern and western parts of the North-West until Thursday, but persisting over the entire North-West until Saturday.