Last Updated on 17th August 2021 6:48 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-08-18
ISSUED AT 1330 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 1600 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

1.Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and western parts of the North West province, as well as the central of the Free State. ADVISORIES

1.A yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of informal and formal settlements as well as disruption to traffic is expected over the coastal areas of the Garden Route District extending to the south coast of the Eastern Cape from Thursday into Friday morning.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and cool but warm in the north. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Fine and cool, but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Fine and warm, but hot in the Lowveld and Western Bushveld.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine, windy and warm.

FREE STATE

Fine, windy and cold to cool, but partly cloudy over the central parts, spreading to the eastern parts by the afternoon.

NORTHERN CAPE

Cold in the south, otherwise fine and cool, but cloudy to partly cloudy and cold to very cold over the southern high ground where light rain is possible from evening. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong northerly to north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy to partly cloudy and cold to cool with rain over the west and central parts from the morning spreading to the east by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly but light to moderate along the south coast in the morning, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south easterly by the afternoon south of Cape Columbine, reaching strong between Yzerfontein and Cape Agulhas by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated rain and showers along the coast and adjacent interior, becoming partly cloudy over the interior in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated rain and showers along the coast and adjacent interior, becoming partly cloudy in the interior. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh south westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy in the south where it will be cool, otherwise fine and warm. It will become partly cloudy in the east by afternoon with isolated evening showers in the south-east The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly but southerly to south-westerly in the south spreading to Cape St Lucia by evening. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-08-18
ISSUED AT 1330 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

====================== IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and western parts of the North West province, as well as the central of the Free State.

ADVISORIES 1.

A yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of informal and formal settlements as well as disruption to traffic is expected over the coastal areas of the Garden Route District extending to the south coast of the Eastern Cape from Thursday into Friday morning.