Last Updated on 15th January 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-01-16
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 for severe thunderstorms leading to heavy downpours, strong winds, hail and excessive lightning is expected over the south-western parts of North West, extreme north-eastern Northern Cape and the western Free State. B. A yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding is expected over Gauteng, the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga, the extreme southern parts of Limpopo and in places over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Walter Sisulu local municipality of the Eastern Cape, the Matzikama and Bergrivier municipalties of the Western Cape, and the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape and western and southern parts of the Free State. ADVISORIES

1. A steep upper-air system is expected to affect the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo until Thursday (18 January 2024). The public is advised that stormy conditions such as severe thunderstorms and disruptive rainfall leading to flooding can be expected in places.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in the north. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread over the highveld and along the southern escarpment.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the central and eastern parts.

FREE STATE

Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the morning with fog patches, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the east with isolated thundershowers in the north-east from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

– Partly cloudy along the south coast and adjacent interior, where it will become cloudy from the afternoon with a chance of light rain, otherwise fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, becoming strong in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will become cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon, except in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Morning fog patches in places, otherwise cloudy and cool with a chance light rain, but partly cloudy and warm to hot in the north. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected from the afternoon but isolated in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly north of Richards Bay in the morning, otherwise moderate easterly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-01-16
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

– A.

A Yellow Level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to heavy downpours, strong winds, hail and excessive lightning is expected over the south-western parts of North West, extreme north-eastern Northern Cape and the western Free State.

A Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding is expected over Gauteng, the highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga, the extreme southern parts of Limpopo and in places over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Walter Sisulu local municipality of the Eastern Cape, the Bergrivier and Matzikama municipalities of the Western Cape and the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape and western and southern parts of the Free State.

ADVISORIES – 1.

A steep upper-air system is expected to affect the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Limpopo until Thursday (18 January 2024).

The public is advised that stormy conditions such as severe thunderstorms and disruptive rainfall leading to flooding can be expected in places.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/31 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30

VEREENIGING

– Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/29

MBOMBELA

– Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/27

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/30

MAHIKENG

– Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/33

VRYBURG

– Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/36

BLOEMFONTEIN

Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/33

KIMBERLEY

Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/36

UPINGTON

– Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 19/36

CAPE TOWN

Partly cloudy.

Wind Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

GEORGE

– Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with light rain in the evening.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 15/23 GQEBERHA – cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the evening.

Wind Light and variable, becoming moderate south-easterly from late morning.

Minimum/Maximum 18/26

EAST LONDON

– Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Light and variable, becoming moderate south-easterly from late morning.

Minimum/Maximum 19/25

DURBAN

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 22/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

RICHARDS BAY

Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 23/28

PIETERMARITZBURG

– Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/25

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