Last Updated on 8th February 2021 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-02-09
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

–

1. Yellow (L2) severe thunderstorms are expected over western parts of KwaZulu-Natal with possibility of severe lightning, heavy downpours and damaging winds, which could result in minor disruptions in traffic flow due to their slippery nature and reduced visibility, as well as minor damages to susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

1. Extremely high fire conditions are expected in places over the western and central parts of the Northern Cape as well as the northern parts of the West Coast District in the Western Cape. ADVISORIES – Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the north-east.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

– Partly cloudy and warm but cloudy in the east with isolated showers and rain, spreading westwards later.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm, with afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east.

FREE STATE

– Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Morning fog along the coast where it will be cool, otherwise fine and hot but very hot over the interior. It will become partly cloudy in the east by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly becoming strong in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the south and south-west coast as well as over the north-eastern parts at first, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot to very hot over the interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly to south-easterly becoming strong by the afternoon, otherwise moderate south-westerly in the south. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

– Warm in places along the coast, otherwise fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north east. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly at first, becoming moderate north-easterly from the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog along the escarpment cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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Maximum Temperatures Forecast for South Africa Tuesday 9 February 2021

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-02-09
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

– 1.

Yellow (L2) severe thunderstorms are expected over western parts of KwaZulu-Natal with possibility of severe lightning, heavy downpours and damaging winds, which could result in minor disruptions in traffic flow due to their slippery nature and reduced visibility, as well as minor damages to susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire conditions are expected in places over the western and central parts of the Northern Cape as well as the northern parts of the West Coast District in the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES – Nil.