Last Updated on 28th February 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-29
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 severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong winds and hail leading to localised damage to informal and formal settlements is expected over the northern parts of the Northern Cape. B. A yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised disruptions to harbours and/or ports and difficult driving conditions along coastal routes/roads is expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Coffee Bay. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

===================== Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Cape Winelands and the Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape, in places over the interior of the Northern Cape and the western interior of the Eastern Cape. ADVISORIES ===========

1. Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape until Friday.

2. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape until Saturday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

=========== Partly cloudy and warm but cloudy in the morning. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

============== Cloudy in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

=========== Cloudy in the morning with fog as well as a chance of drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine in the west at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west.

FREE STATE

============== Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers in the extreme west.

NORTHERN CAPE

================= Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the interior but scattered in the northern interior. It will be extremely hot in the north- west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

================ Morning fog along the west and south coast in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but extremely hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern interior from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north- westerly along the west coast but moderate to fresh easterly along the south coast in the morning becoming light and variable in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine and very hot to extremely hot but warm to hot along the coast. It will become partly cloudy from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly west of Oyster Bay, otherwise fresh to strong, reaching gale force in places east of Gqeberha.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the north in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly, reaching gale force in places in the south.

KWAZULU-NATAL

================== Morning fog patches in the south-western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated light morning showers and rain in the extreme north- eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to south- easterly, but north-easterly south of Durban spreading to Richards Bay by the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-29
ISSUED AT 1500 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

====================== A.

A yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong winds and hail leading to localised damage to informal and formal settlements is expected over the northern parts of the Northern Cape.

A yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised disruptions to harbours and/or ports and difficult driving conditions along coastal routes/roads is expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Coffee Bay.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

ADVISORIES =========== 1.

Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape until Friday.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape until Saturday.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

========= Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/27 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

============= Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 15/26

VEREENIGING

============ Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 15/27

MBOMBELA

========= Cloudy with fog patches in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/23

POLOKWANE

========== Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy Minimum/Maximum 16/27

MAHIKENG

========= Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/28

VRYBURG

======== Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/33

BLOEMFONTEIN

============= Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 13/34

KIMBERLEY

========== Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/35

UPINGTON

======== Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 24/39

CAPE TOWN

========== Fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate north-westerly Minimum/Maximum 23/29 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

======= Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/31 GQEBERHA ========= Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.

Wind Fresh to strong north-easterly, becoming moderate at night.

Minimum/Maximum 18/26

EAST LONDON

=========== Partly cloudy early morning, otherwise fine.

Wind Fresh to strong north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/28

DURBAN

====== Partly cloudy.

Wind Gentle to moderate north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

RICHARDS BAY

============= Partly cloudy with isolated light morning showers and rain.

Wind Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly, becoming north-easterly from the late afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/28

PIETERMARITZBURG

================= Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/26

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