Last Updated on 11th March 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-12
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. A Yellow Level 1 warning Severe thunderstorms are expected to result in damaging hail and strong winds in places over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape. B. A Yellow Level 1 warning Damaging winds and waves are expected to result in difficulty in navigation and small vessels taking on water between Port Alfred and Port Edward from early morning. C. Yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding roads and settlements, difficult driving on dirt roads, damage to infrastructure and mud based houses is expected over the north-eastern parts of KZN, as well as the lowveld regions of Limpopo and Mpumalanga from Wednesday morning. D. Orange level 6 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding roads and settlements, difficult driving on dirt roads, damage to infrastructure and mudbased houses is expected over Umkhanyakhude District Municipality,uPhongolo, Nongoma, and uMfolozi local municipalities in KZN, as well as the Nkomazi Local Municipality (southern lowveld) in Mpumalanga from Wednesday morning. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State, as well as over the Khai-Ma and Hantam municipalities over the Northern Cape. ADVISORIES A. Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are expected over the North West, Free State, Gauteng provinces, eastern parts of the Northern Cape, central and eastern interior of the Eastern Cape as well as the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo until Tuesday, but will persist into Wednesday in Gauteng. B. Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape, the West Coast District andVthe interior of the Western Cape, as well as in places in the Eastern Cape.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot but very hot in the north. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy and warm in the east with morning fog patches on the Highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers along the escarpment in but scattered in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east, with island to scattered showers and thundershowers, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the west with isolated showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the west and central parts with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in places over the northern parts becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon over the eastern parts where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected. it will be cloudy and cool along the coast with fog. The wind along the coast will be light southerly becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy and foggy along the coastal areas in the morning where it will be cool, otherwise partly cloudy and warm To Hot Over The Interior. It will be very hot over the north-eastern parts with light rain expected along the eastern parts of the south coast in the evening. The wind along he coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly along the west coast, but moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly along the south coast, becoming light and variable from the evening.

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fog patches in places in the south at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon thunderstorms in places, but warm along the coast. It will become cloudy and windy in the south with isolated showers in places mainly in the south east. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong westerly, becoming strong south-westerly in the afternoon, moderating in the evening.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fog patches in places south of the escarpment at first, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in places. It will become partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon, but scattered in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the south late morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west and north-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong easterly to north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-westerly from the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High OR follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-12
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A Yellow Level 1 warning Severe thunderstorms are expected to result in damaging hail and strong winds in places over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.

A Yellow Level 1 warning Damaging winds and waves are expected to result in difficulty in navigation and small vessels taking on water between Port Alfred and Port Edward from early morning.

Yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding roads and settlements, difficult driving on dirt roads, damage to infrastructure and mud based houses is expected over the north-eastern parts of KZN, as well as the lowveld regions of Limpopo and Mpumalanga from Wednesday morning.

Orange level 6 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding roads and settlements, difficult driving on dirt roads, damage to infrastructure and mudbased houses is expected over Umkhanyakhude District Municipality,uPhongolo, Nongoma, and uMfolozi local municipalities in KZN, as well as the Nkomazi Local Municipality (southern lowveld) in Mpumalanga from Wednesday morning.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State, as well as over the Khai-Ma and Hantam municipalities over the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES A.

Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are expected over the North West, Free State, Gauteng provinces, eastern parts of the Northern Cape, central and eastern interior of the Eastern Cape as well as the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo until Tuesday, but will persist into Wednesday in Gauteng.

Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape, the West Coast District andVthe interior of the Western Cape, as well as in places in the Eastern Cape.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/32 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 15/30

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

MBOMBELA

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/26

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

MAHIKENG

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 20/34

VRYBURG

Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/37

BLOEMFONTEIN

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/37

KIMBERLEY

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/38

UPINGTON

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 23/41

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy with fog in the morning, becoming fine but partly cloudy again in the evening.

Wind Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/24 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

GEORGE

Mostly cloudy with misty conditions in the morning.

L ight rain can be expected in the evening.

Wind Light to moderate westerly becoming south-westerly Minimum/Maximum 15/24 GQEBERHA Fog early morning, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and rain.

Wind Moderate westerly early morning, otherwise strong south- westerly, moderating in the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 19/27