Last Updated on 4th March 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-05
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. Yellow Level 4 Warning Severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the Cape Winelands, Overberg, City of Cape Town district municipalities, as well as Saldanha Bay and Swartland local municipalities of the Western Cape in the early morning. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Matjhabeng local municipality of Free State, Greater Giyani, Greater Letaba, and Ba-Phalaborwa local municipalities in Limpopo, as well as parts of Nongoma and Big-Five Hlabisa local municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal. ADVISORIES –

1. Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, which may lead to dehydration and heat stroke.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

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

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the north-east, where it will be very hot.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and hot, becoming fine in the west.

FREE STATE

– Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated morning showers and thundershowers in the south and afternoon thundershowers in the east. It will become fine in the west in the afternoon.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cloudy in the west and south in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming fine in the north in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Warm over the north-western parts, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers in the south-west and central parts, but widespread along the south coast clearing from the west from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly to westerly along the south-west and south coast, but strong in the morning, otherwise moderate south to south-westerly becoming fresh southerly to south-easterly in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Fine at first, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from mid-morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Morning fog in places, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east early morning. It will become cloudy from the west in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly in places early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places.

KWAZULU-NATAL

– Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. it will be very hot to extremely hot in places in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly but strong in the north, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the south by late morning. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-03-05
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 4 Warning Severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding and large amounts of small hail are expected over the Cape Winelands, Overberg, City of Cape Town district municipalities, as well as Saldanha Bay and Swartland local municipalities of the Western Cape in the early morning.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

ADVISORIES – 1.

Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, which may lead to dehydration and heat stroke.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

– Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

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

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

MBOMBELA

– Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/35

POLOKWANE

Partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/32

MAHIKENG

– Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 20/33

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/33

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 14/27

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 13/27

UPINGTON

– Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 12/27

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy with isolated showers in the early morning, becoming partly cloudy by late afternoon.

Wind Moderate south-westerly becoming fresh southerly.

Minimum/Maximum 16/23 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Moderate

GEORGE

Cloudy at times with widespread showers and rain.

Wind Fresh to strong westerly to south-westerly, becoming moderate in the late afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/21 GQEBERHA – Fine, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and rain from mid-morning.

Wind Moderate to fresh westerly, becoming strong south-westerly from mid-morning.

Minimum/Maximum 17/25

EAST LONDON

Fog possible in the morning, otherwise fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Wind Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong south- westerly from late morning.

Minimum/Maximum 19/29

DURBAN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming south-westerly by late morning.

Minimum/Maximum 24/32 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming strong at times.

Minimum/Maximum 24/37

PIETERMARITZBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/37 and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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