Last Updated on 5th October 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-10-06
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places in the western Bushveld and Lowveld of Limpopo, North West, the central and western parts of the Free State, the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the north-eastern interior of the Eastern Cape. ADVISORIES

1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected to continue over Gauteng, in places on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo, the central and eastern parts of the North West and the northern parts of the Free State until Friday (07 October 2022).

2. Hot and humid weather leading to extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal and in the Lowveld of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the south from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Fine and hot but very hot to extremely hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Fine and hot to very hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon. It will be windy in the west.

FREE STATE

Fine, windy and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the central and eastern parts from the afternoon.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog patches over the south-western interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot in the north and north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy to partly cloudy in the south and west with light rain in the south-west spreading to the south coast by late afternoon, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Central Karoo. The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Cape Columbine in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly but strong between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas in the afternoon. It will become moderate to fresh south-westerly by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with fog patches in places in the morning, otherwise fine and warm but cool along the coast and adjacent interior. Isolated showers and rain can be expected along the south coast and adjacent interior in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with mist south of the escarpment in the morning, otherwise fine and warm but cool along the coast and adjacent interior. It will become cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the east from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Fine and warm to hot but very hot in places in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-10-06
ISSUED AT 1510 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 in the western Bushveld and Lowveld of Limpopo, North West, the central and western parts of the Free State, the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the north-eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES 1.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected to continue over Gauteng, in places on the Highveld of Mpumalanga, the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo, the central and eastern parts of the North West and the northern parts of the Free State until Friday (07 October 2022).

Hot and humid weather leading to extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal and in the Lowveld of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga.