Last Updated on 3rd October 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-10-04
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Northern Cape, western and northern parts of North-West, Western Bushveld of Limpopo, Amajuba Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal as well as Joe Gqabi District Municipality and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality of Eastern Cape. ADVISORIES A. Heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures are expected over the eastern parts of both the North-West and Free State, southern parts of Gauteng as well as OR Tambo and Alfred Nzo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape from 04-06/10/202

3. Under this condition, a prolong exposure to the midday sun poses health risks, hence its advisable to seek shades and keep hydrated.

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

Fine and hot. but warm over the central parts. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Fine and warm to hot but very hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Fine and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

– Fine and warm to hot.

FREE STATE

Fine and warm to hot, but partly cloudy over the western parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

– Fine, windy and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the south-eastern parts but warm along the coast and its interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches along the west-coast otherwise partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with fog patches over interior at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot. It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south easterly, becoming north easterly by evening.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Cloudy with fog patches in places south of escapement at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot. It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over interior, spreading towards East London in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Partly cloudy in the east in the morning, otherwise fine and warm but hot in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be Moderate northerly to north-westerly north of Richard’s Bay in the morning, otherwise south-westerly. It will become moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme OR follow us on twitter at @saweatherservic

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-10-04
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

– 1.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Northern Cape, western and northern parts of North-West, Western Bushveld of Limpopo, Amajuba Local Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal as well as Joe Gqabi District Municipality and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality of Eastern Cape.

ADVISORIES A.

Heatwave conditions resulting in persistently high temperatures are expected over the eastern parts of both the North-West and Free State, southern parts of Gauteng as well as Alfred Nzo and OR Tambo District Municipality of the Eastern Cape from 04-06/10/2023.

Under these conditions a prolonged exposure to the midday sun poses health risks, hence its advisable to seek shades and keep hydrated.