Last Updated on 4th January 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX
THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST
FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-05
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. An Orange level 9 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to widespread flooding of roads and settlements, danger to life, large communities not accessible/cut-off, damage to property, widespread mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion as well as widespread transport routes and travel services severely affected over Ethekwini Metro, Mkhambathini, Richmond and Msunduzi Local Municipalities, Ilembe District and the eastern areas of King Cetswayo as well as in places over Mkhanyakude District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal. B. An Orange level 5 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of informal/formal settlements, flooding of roads and bridges, major roads affected, and some communities being cut off is expected over the eastern parts of Mpumalanga, interior of Kwa-Zulu Natal and extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape continuing into Friday morning. C. A Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localized flooding of informal settlements, poor driving visibility and minor vehicle accidents is expected over the central and southern and central parts of Limpopo and the western Mpumalanga Province and extreme eastern parts of Free State as well as western parts of the Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER
WARNINGS
Nil. ADVISORIES – Nil.
PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW
GAUTENG PROVINCE
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High
MPUMALANGA PROVINCE
Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers. It will be warm to hot in the Lowveld.
LIMPOPO PROVINCE
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the south and west where it will be cloudy. It will be hot to very hot in the Lowveld.
NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
FREE STATE
Cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. Drizzle in the morning along the coast, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated thundershowers over the southern high ground and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly becoming strong by the afternoon.
WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to warm with showers and rain over the eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong to near gale along the west coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme
WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to cold, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread showers and rain in the south. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh southerly.
EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
– Cloudy and cool to cold, with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh southerly.
KWAZULU-NATAL
– Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool, but warm in the north. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low
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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST
FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-05
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED
WARNINGS
A.
An orange level 9 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to widespread flooding of roads and settlements, danger to life, large communities not accessible/cut-off, damage to property, widespread mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion as well as widespread transport routes and travel services severely affected over Ethekwini Metro, Mkhambathini, Richmond and Msunduzi Local Municipalities, Ilembe District and the eastern areas of King Cetswayo as well as in places over Mkhanyakude District Municipality of Kwazulu-Natal.
B.
An orange level 5 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of informal/formal settlements, flooding of roads and bridges, major roads affected, and some communities being cut off is expected over the eastern parts of Mpumalanga, interior of Kwa-Zulu Natal and extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape continuing into Friday.
C.
A yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localized flooding of informal settlements, poor driving visibility and minor vehicle accidents is expected over the central and southern and central parts of Limpopo and the western Mpumalanga Province and extreme eastern parts of Free State as well as western parts of the eastern half of the Eastern Cape.
ADVISORIES – Nil.
WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES
PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 17/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High
JOHANNESBURG
– Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 15/24
VEREENIGING
– Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 15/23
MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum 19/27
POLOKWANE
– Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum 18/27
MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 16/23
VRYBURG
– Partly cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 18/30
BLOEMFONTEIN
– Partly cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 12/28
KIMBERLEY
– Partly cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 17/30
UPINGTON
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum 14/31
CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy.
WindModerate to fresh south-easterly, becoming strong by the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum 16/23 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme
GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
WindModerate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum 14/16 GQEBERHA Cloudy with widespread showers and rain.
Wind Moderate to fresh southerly.
Minimum/Maximum 16/19
EAST LONDON
Cloudy with widespread showers and rain.
Wind Moderate to fresh southerly.
Minimum/Maximum 16/19
DURBAN
– Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
WindModerate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum 19/24 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Low
RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
WindModerate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum 20/26
PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 15/21
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