Last Updated on 18th March 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-19
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

===================== Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, the northern interior of the Eastern Cape, the central and western parts of the Free State and the extreme south-western parts of the North West. ADVISORIES ===========

1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the North West, Free State and central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape until Wednesday but over the north-eastern interior of the Eastern Cape until Friday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

=========== Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated evening thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

============== Cloudy along the escarpment in the morning with drizzle and fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers on the Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

=========== Cloudy along the escarpment in the morning with drizzle and fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers in the south from the afternoon.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

FREE STATE

============== Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the east with isolated thundershowers.

NORTHERN CAPE

================= Fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in the north. It will become partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the north. The wind along the coast will be light and variable but moderate to fresh southerly from the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

================ Morning fog patches over the central interior and Overberg District, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming cloudy along the south coast with light rain over the eastern parts of the south coast in the evening. It will be cool along the south-west and south coast. The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Cape Columbine and east of Still Bay in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly to southerly reaching strong along the south-west coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Fine and warm but hot over the interior. It will become cloudy with light evening rain along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Fine and warm to hot, becoming cloudy along the coast with light evening rain. The wind along the coast will be light northerly becoming light south- easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

================== Cloudy at first with morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be very hot in places in the extreme north- west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly to easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-19
ISSUED AT 1500 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

====================== Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

ADVISORIES =========== 1.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the North West, Free State and central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape until Wednesday but over the north-eastern interior of the Eastern Cape until Friday.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

========= Partly cloudy with isolated evening thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/32 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

JOHANNESBURG

============= Partly cloudy with isolated evening thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

VEREENIGING

============ Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/32

MBOMBELA

========= Cloudy in the morning with drizzle and fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30

POLOKWANE

=========== Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 18/31

MAHIKENG

========= Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/33

VRYBURG

========= Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/37

BLOEMFONTEIN

============= Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 13/36

KIMBERLEY

========== Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 18/38

UPINGTON

========= Partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 22/39

CAPE TOWN

========== Partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 18/29 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

GEORGE

======= Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with light evening rain.

Wind Light and variable becoming moderate easterly to south-easterly from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 15/23 GQEBERHA ========= Fine, becoming cloudy with light evening rain.

Wind Light south-westerly becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/26

EAST LONDON

============ Fine, becoming cloudy with light evening rain.

Wind Light northerly becoming light south easterly in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/26

DURBAN

======= Cloudy at first, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly but strong at times, becoming easterly from the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 22/28 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

RICHARDS BAY

============= Cloudy at first, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly but strong at times, becoming easterly from the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 21/32

PIETERMARITZBURG

================= Cloudy at first with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/32

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