Last Updated on 16th January 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-17
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over northern and central parts of the Northern Cape. ADVISORIES A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape until Wednesday but it will last until Thursday in KwaZulu-Natal.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. It will be cloudy and hot in places in the Lowveld with isolated showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the south. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the north-east.

4. NORTH-WEST Fine and hot.

FREE STATE

Fine and hot to very hot.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the west coast with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, but extremely hot over the eastern interior where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the afternoon. It will be cloudy along the south coast with drizzle. The wind along the coast will be moderate to northerly to north-westerly along the west coast north of Table Bay, otherwise fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. The wind along the coast will be fresh easterly to south- easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon thunderstorms except in the extreme south-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north- easterly, becoming fresh to strong north of Coffee Bay.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine and hot, but very hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme AND follow us on twitter at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-01-17
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

– Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over northern and central parts of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES – A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape until Wednesday but it will last until Thursday in KwaZulu-Natal.