Last Updated on 17th January 2022 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-01-18
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

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1. Yellow Level 1 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms that may result in heavy downpours leading to localized flooding resulting in damage to property or infrastructure, and flooding of roads/bridges and low lying areas, are expected in places over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.

2. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay tomorrow afternoon spreading to Alexander Bay. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places along the north-western parts of Western Cape and central western parts of Eastern Cape. ADVISORIES – Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

– Cloudy in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers, except in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated afternoon thundershowers but scattered along the Lesotho boarder.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy in the south-west with a chance of light rain from late morning as well as east of George from the evening, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but fine over the interior in the morning where it will be hot to very hot. The wind along the coast will be light Westerly To North-Westerly, but moderate to fresh south of Cape Columbine, becoming strong south of Cape Point from late morning and south-westerly along the south-west coast where it will reach near-gale in places towards late afternoon into early evening. It will become moderate south to south-westerly from late afternoon along the south-west coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Cloudy in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the northern interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the west mid- morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Cloudy with fog patches along the eastern escarpment early morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon but isolated along the Wild coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, reaching strong in places.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the west and south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the south by afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2022-01-18
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 1 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms that may result in heavy downpours leading to localized flooding resulting in damage to property or infrastructure, and flooding of roads/bridges and low lying areas, are expected in places over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay tomorrow afternoon, spreading to Alexander Bay.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places along the north-western parts of Western Cape and central western parts of Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

– Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High