Last Updated on 6th February 2024 7:15 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-07
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE. THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 0500 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

===================== Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape, in places over the Free State and North West and in places in the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo. ADVISORIES ===========

1. A Heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places in Gauteng, the western Bushveld of Limpopo, the southern and western Highveld of Mpumalanga, the central and eastern parts of the North West and the north-eastern parts of the Free State until and including Thursday (08 February 2024).

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

=========== Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine and hot but very hot in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the south in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

============== Cloudy in the morning with fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the Lowveld. Isolated showers and thundershowers can be expected along the escarpment and eastern Highveld in the evening.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

=========== Cloudy in the morning with fog patches over the southern escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated thundershowers over the southern escarpment in the evening. It will become fine in the western and central parts by the afternoon.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

FREE STATE

============== Morning fog patches in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.

NORTHERN CAPE

================= Fine in the north-east until late morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and northern parts. It will become fine over the western and sout hern parts by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate southerly to south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

================ Cloudy over the western parts in the morning with light rain in pla ces where it will be cool, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north – westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from the afternoon but strong along the south-west and western parts of the south coast. The expected UVB sunburn Index Extreme

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Cloudy in places in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

============= Cloudy south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL

================== Morning fog patches over the western interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in places in the west and north. It will become partly cloudy from the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn Index Very High

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2024-02-07
ISSUED AT 1530 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

====================== Nil.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

ADVISORIES =========== 1.

A Heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places in Gauteng, the western Bushveld of Limpopo, the southern and western Highveld of Mpumalanga, the central and eastern parts of the North West and the north-eastern parts of the Free State until and including Thursday (08 February 2024).

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

========= Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.

Minimum/Maximum 17/35 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

JOHANNESBURG

============= Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.

Minimum/Maximum 15/31

VEREENIGING

============ Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/33

MBOMBELA

========= Cloudy with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the evening.

Minimum/Maximum 16/31

POLOKWANE

========== Partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/33

MAHIKENG

========= Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/37

VRYBURG

======== Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 17/36

BLOEMFONTEIN

============= Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 16/33

KIMBERLEY

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

Minimum/Maximum 18/34

UPINGTON

========= Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 20/34

CAPE TOWN

========== Cloudy with light rain at first, otherwise partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate westerly to north-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 18/24 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very high

GEORGE

======= Partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate westerly to south-westerly but fresh at times.

Minimum/Maximum 18/27 GQEBERHA ========= Cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.

Wind Moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 19/25

EAST LONDON

============ Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Wind Moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Minimum/Maximum 21/25

DURBAN

======= Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers.

Wind Fresh to strong north-easterly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.

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

RICHARDS BAY

============= Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers.

Wind Fresh to strong north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 20/38

PIETERMARITZBURG

================= Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/39

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