Last Updated on 19th December 2023 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-20
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 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with possible strong winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy downpours leading to localised and short-term disruption to municipal and other essential services, as well as possible blown trees are expected over the north-eastern parts of the Free State, Gauteng as well as the Highveld of the Mpumalanga province. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in the Inxuba Yethemba, Raymond Mhlaba and northern Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, as well as western parts of Free State, western and southern parts of North-West, extreme north-eastern parts of Western Cape, and over Northern Cape except the western parts. ADVISORIES A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the western parts of North West, the western and central parts of the Free State, and the eastern parts of the Northern Cape until Saturday.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in the morning with drizzle over the escarpment otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in the Lowveld with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers except in the Lowveld, where it will be hot.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in the morning with drizzle over the escarpment otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the south western parts

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Cloudy in the east at first, where it will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershower, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in the west.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool to warm along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but extremely hot in the north. It will be windy in the south. The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly to south- easterly, but strong at times in the afternoon.

WESTERN CAPE

– Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool along the south coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places over the eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly along the south coast at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine and warm to hot. It will become cloudy along the coast with evening rain in places and partly cloudy in the southern interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Fine becoming cloudy in the evening with light rain in places south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme AND follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-12-20
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow level 2 warning Severe thunderstorms with possible strong winds, large amounts of small hail and heavy downpours leading to localised and short-term disruption to municipal and other essential services, as well as possible blown trees are expected over the north-eastern parts of the Free State, Gauteng as well as the Highveld of the Mpumalanga province.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in the Inxuba Yethemba, Raymond Mhlaba and northern Dr Beyers Naude local municipalities of the Eastern Cape, as well as western parts of Free State, western and southern parts of North-West, extreme north-eastern parts of Western Cape, and over Northern Cape except the extreme western parts.

ADVISORIES A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the western parts of North-West, the western and central parts of Free State, and the eastern parts of the Northern Cape until Saturday.