Last Updated on 3rd January 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-01-04
ISSUED AT 1530 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 Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours and large amount of small hail are expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north- western parts of the Northern Cape and the Cederberg Municipality of the Western Cape. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-east.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme east.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy with morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot but warm in the east, where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north- westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Morning fog along the west coast and in places along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but cloudy along the south coast where it will be cool. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north- westerly, north of Cape Columbine otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the far west. The wind along the coast will be light easterly, becoming moderate to fresh towards midday.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east. The wind along the coast will be light easterly, becoming light to moderate north easterly by afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly in the north at times, otherwise moderate easterly to north-easterly The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-01-04
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and large amount of small hail are expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north- western parts of the Northern Cape and the Cederberg Municipality of the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/29 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/28

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/28

MBOMBELA

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/25

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers Minimum/Maximum 17/24

MAHIKENG

Partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/32

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/33

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/31

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/32

UPINGTON

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 25/37

CAPE TOWN

Fine.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/33 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Morning fog, otherwise cloudy becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/24 GQEBERHA Cloudy with morning light rain, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine by the late afternoon.

Wind Light easterly, becoming moderate to fresh in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/24

EAST LONDON

Cloudy with morning rain, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Wind Light easterly, becoming light to moderate north easterly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/23

DURBAN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate easterly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/25 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain Wind Moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 22/26

PIETERMARITZBURG

Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/23 and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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