Last Updated on 6th March 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-07
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

1. Yellow level 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with hail, strong damaging wind as well as heavy downpours and flash-flooding are expected to cause damage to property, blowing-off of roofs (particularly for informal settlements) as well as flooding of susceptible roads and bridges over the eastern half of both the Free State and North-West province, Gauteng, northern KwaZulu Natal and the highveld of Mpumalanga FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Free State and the North West, as well as Tsantsabane and Gamara local municipalities of the Northern Cape as well as the Dr Beyers Naude, Inxuba Yethemba, Enoch Mgijima Local municipalities of the Eastern Cape. ADVISORIES NIL

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the north with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Extremely hot in the lowveld otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot in the west, otherwise isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the far east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and cool along the coast and south-eastern interior, otherwise warm to hot but very hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming south to south-westerly from the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy in the extreme south-western parts becoming cloudy in the evening, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly along the south coast otherwise moderate to fresh reaching fresh to strong at times. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy over northern interior in the afternoon. It will be warm along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from the west late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming fine in the evening. The wind along the coast will be light northerly at first, otherwise moderate north-easterly, becoming south-westerly from the south in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Cloudy at first with morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-07
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with hail, strong damaging wind as well as heavy downpours and flash-flooding are expected to cause damage to property, blowing-off of roofs (particularly for informal settlements) as well as flooding of susceptible roads and bridges over the eastern half of both the Free State and North-West province, Gauteng, northern KwaZulu Natal and the Highveld of Mpumalanga.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Free State and the North West, as well as Tsantsabane and Gamara local municipalities of the Northern Cape as well as the Dr Beyers Naude, Inxuba Yethemba, Enoch Mgijima Local municipalities of the Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES NIL