Last Updated on 2nd January 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-01-03
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 heavy downpours, severe lightning, large hail and strong damaging winds are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal as well as over the northern and eastern interior of Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the northern parts of Northern Cape. ADVISORIES Nil.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the south-west. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy in places in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon, except in the extreme north-east but scattered over the Highveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy in places in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley, but scattered over the south-central parts. It will be hot in the south- west.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated afternoon showers and thunder- showers.

FREE STATE

Morning fog in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east.

NORTHERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thunder- showers. It will be very hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Cloudy along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east. It will be hot to very hot in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the west coast, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy in the south with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. Light rain is expected along the coast in the evening. The wind along the coast will be Moderate easterly to south-easterly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy in the south with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the interior. Light rain is expected along the coast in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the west, otherwise isolated, except in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of St. Lucia at first, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north- easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Low and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-01-03
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 warning Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, severe lightning, large hail and strong damaging winds are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal as well as over the northern and eastern interior of Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– A.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the northern parts of Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil.

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/30 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Extreme

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/28

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/28

MBOMBELA

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/26

POLOKWANE

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 15/28

MAHIKENG

Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/31

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/33

BLOEMFONTEIN

Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/31

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 19/34

UPINGTON

Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 25/37

CAPE TOWN

Fine.

Wind Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly, reaching strong at times.

Minimum/Maximum 22/32 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

GEORGE

Fine.

Wind Light and variable becoming moderate to fresh south- easterly by the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/23 GQEBERHA Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with light evening rain.

Wind Moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/22

EAST LONDON

Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with light evening rain.

Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/24

DURBAN

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Wind Moderate northerly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/26 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Low

RICHARDS BAY

Partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

Minimum/Maximum 20/27

PIETERMARITZBURG

Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/25 and follow us on X at @saweatherservic

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