Last Updated on 31st May 2021 6:48 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-06-01
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 for disruptive rain leading to localized flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements or roads and minor vehicle accidents due to bad driving conditions is expected over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

2. Orange level 5 warning for disruptive rain is expected in places along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior resulting in flooding of roads and settlements as well as traffic disruptions.

3. Orange level 5 warning for snow is expected in places over the southern Drakensberg mountains resulting in loss of livestock, traffic disruptions and major passes closed.

4. Yellow level 1 warning for disruptive snow is expected along the eastern parts of the Lesotho border in the Free State. Wet roads of snow melting can freeze again resulting in black ice Wednesday morning, on major and minor roads in the area, including the Van Reenen’s pass. The R712 (Golden Gate) may be closed if snowfalls exceed 1cm. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil. ADVISORIES

1. Wet, windy and cold conditions are expected in the eastern parts of the Free State as well as the highgrounds of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-natal from from late evening, which could lead to loss of livestock and crops.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Cloudy and cold with isolated showers, mainly in the morning. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be warm over the lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-east.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy in the south eastern and eastern parts at first, otherwise fine and cool to cold, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south east.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and cold, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the eastern parts and along Lesotho borders.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise fine cool to cold but very cold over the southern high ground. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy to partly cloudy and cold to cool with morning fog over the west coast and in places over the interior, becoming fine from the west by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south easterly north of Cape Agulhas, otherwise moderate to fresh westerly to south westerly reaching strong east of Mossel Bay until the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cool in places along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cold, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the south east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior. Moderate snowfalls are expected over the north eastern high ground, where it will be very cold. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Cloudy and cool but cold to very cold in places in the west with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly becoming fresh to strong south- westerly from the south in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-06-01
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localized flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements or roads and minor vehicle accidents due to bad driving conditions is expected over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Orange level 5 warning for disruptive rain is expected in places along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior resulting in flooding of roads and settlements as well as traffic disruptions.

Orange level 5 warning for snow is expected in places over the southern Drakensberg mountains resulting in loss of livestock, traffic disruptions and major passes closed.

Yellow level 1 warning for disruptive snow is expected along the eastern parts of the Lesotho border in the Free State.

Wet roads of snow melting can freeze again resulting in black ice Wednesday morning, on major and minor roads in the area, including the Van Reenen’s pass.

The R712 (Golden Gate) may be closed if snowfalls exceed 1cm.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Nil.

ADVISORIES 1.

Wet, windy and cold conditions are expected in the eastern parts of the Free State as well as the highground of the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal from late evening, which could lead to loss of livestock and crops.