Last Updated on 18th May 2021 6:48 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-05-19
ISSUED AT 1500 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

1. A Yellow level 2 Warning for Rain resulting in localized flooding is expected over the Cape Metropole, western parts of both the Cape Winelands and Overberg Districts on Thursday into Friday.

2. A Yellow level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in damage to settlements is expected over the southern high ground of the Northern Cape, the Central and the Little Karoo of the Western Cape on Thursday but along the coastal areas between Lamberts Bay and Cape Agulhas from Wednesday evening spreading to Plettenberg Bay on Thursday afternoon.

3. A Yellow 2 level Warning for Waves resulting in small vessels being at risk of capsizing is expected between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay from Thursday afternoon into Friday. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Laingsburg Municipality of the Western Cape, the western and central parts of the Eastern Cape, as well the Northern Cape, except in it’s extreme west. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and cool. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Partly cloudy in the east at first with early morning fog patches on the Highveld and escarpment areas, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first with early morning fog patches on the Highveld and escarpment areas otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and cool to warm.

FREE STATE

Fine and cool to warm.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and cool to warm and windy, becoming partly cloudy over the central and western parts from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light south-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Fine, windy and warm but cool along the coastal areas and adjacent interior, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy over the eastern interior from the afternoon. It will become cloudy in the south-west during the afternoon with rain from the evening. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south coast, otherwise moderate to fresh north-westerly becoming strong in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Moderate

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine and warm, but cool along the coast. It will be windy over the northern interior. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine and warm, but cool along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Fine and warm but cool in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly but fresh in the north. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2021-05-19
ISSUED AT 1500 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

A Yellow level 2 Warning for Rain resulting in localized flooding is expected over the Cape Metropole, western parts of both the Cape Winelands and Overberg Districts on Thursday into Friday.

A Yellow level 2 Warning for Wind resulting in damage to settlements is expected over the southern high ground of the Northern Cape, the Central and the Little Karoo of the Western Cape on Thursday but along the coastal areas between Lamberts Bay and Cape Agulhas from Wednesday evening spreading to Plettenberg Bay on Thursday afternoon.

A Yellow 2 level Warning for Waves resulting in small vessels being at risk of capsizing is expected between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay from Thursday afternoon into Friday.

FIRE DANGER