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

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-03-09
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.An orange level 5 warning for coastal W to NW wind with impacts including disruption to small harbours ports over short period time, disruption to beachfront activities, is expected between Table bay and Cape Agulhas.

2. A yellow level 2 warning for coastal W to NW wind with impacts including difficulty in navigation, small vessels and personal watercraft taking on water/capsizing, is expected between cape Columbine and Stilbaai until Wednesday.

3. A yellow level 2 warning for interior NW wind with impacts including localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes (n1, n7, r321, r43), localised damage to settlements (formal and informal) is expected tomorrow over Cape Metropole, but over the western cape interior on Wednesday.

4. A yellow level 4 warning for rain which will lead to flooding of roads and settlements is expected over the Cape Metropole, South-Western Cape Winelands and western overberg from the evening to wednesday. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central parts of the western Cape, eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the northern parts of the Eastern Cape as well as the extreme western parts of the Free State. ADVISORIES NIL.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The Expected UVB SUNBURN INDEX Extreme.

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the Lowveld, where it will be very hot.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Morning fog patches over the southern escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the central and western parts.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine in the west in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Fine in the southwest, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy with morning fog over the extreme north west, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot in places. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly reaching fresh to strong in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm with rain along the south western coast in the morning, spreading over the south coast by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly reaching fresh to strong along the south coast by the afternoon. The Expected UVB SUNBURN INDEX High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but hot and windy in places over the northern interior. The wind along the coast will be light northwesterly becoming southeasterly late morning.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but cloudy along the coast. Strong winds can be expected in places over the northern and central interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, but northeasterly in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly south of St Lucia in the morning otherwise northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the north by late afternoon. The Expected UVB SUNBURN INDEX High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-03-09
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0430 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

An orange level 5 warning for coastal W to NW wind with impacts including disruption to small harbour ports over short period time, disruption to beachfront activities, is expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas.

A yellow level 2 warning for coastal W to NW wind with impacts including difficulty in navigation, small vessels and personal watercraft taking on water/capsizing, is expected between cape columbine and Stilbaai until Wednesday.

A yellow level 2 warning for interior NW wind with impacts including localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes (N1, N7, R321, R43), localised damage to settlements (formal and informal) is expected tomorrow over cape metropole, but over the Western Cape interior on Wednesday.

A yellow level 4 warning for rain which will lead to flooding of roads and settlements is expected over the Cape Metropole, Southwestern Cape Winelands and western Overberg from the evening to Wednesday.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central parts of the Western Cape, Eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the northern parts of the Eastern Cape as well as the extreme western parts of the Free State.

ADVISORIES NIL.