Last Updated on 7th March 2023 6:45 PM by AfriWX

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-03-08
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 for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in possible heavy downpours and small hail leading to flash flooding and localised infrastructure damage are expected over the Cape Winelands, Swartland, Swellendam and Cape Agulhas municipalities of the Western Cape in the morning. B. Yellow Level 1 warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting potentially damaging winds are expected in the afternoon over the Alfred Nzo District and the Ingquza Hill Municipality of the Eastern Cape. FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the Tsantsabane and Siyathemba Municipalities of the Northern Cape. ADVISORIES Nil

PROVINCIAL WEATHER OVERVIEW

GAUTENG PROVINCE

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

MPUMALANGA PROVINCE

Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers over the highveld in the evening.

LIMPOPO PROVINCE

Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST PROVINCE

Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.

FREE STATE

Cloudy with morning fog patched in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers. 6.NORTHERN CAPE Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. The wind along the coast will be light southerly in the morning becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Mostly cloudy with isolated morning showers, becoming partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh northerly in the west and south-west in the morning, otherwise strong westerly reaching near-gale force in the south. It will become fresh to strong west to south-westerly from afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn Index High

WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in places in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly at first, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in the afternoon.

EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE

Morning fog patches in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL

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

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TRAVELLERS WEATHER FORECAST

FOR TOMORROW 2023-03-08
ISSUED AT 1600 SAST
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED

WARNINGS

Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in possible heavy downpours and small hail leading to flash flooding and localised infrastructure damage are expected over the Cape Winelands, Swartland, Swellendam and Cape Agulhas municipalities of the Western Cape in the morning.

Yellow Level 1 warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting potentially damaging winds are expected in the afternoon over the Alfred Nzo District and the Ingquza Hill Municipality of the Eastern Cape.

FIRE DANGER

WARNINGS

Extreme high fire danger conditions are expected over the Tsantsabane and Siyathemba Municipalities of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES Nil

WEATHER IN OUR TOP CITIES

PRETORIA

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the morning.

Minimum/Maximum 18/29 The expected UVB Sunburn Index Very High

JOHANNESBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 15/28

VEREENIGING

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/29

MBOMBELA

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

Minimum/Maximum 17/26

POLOKWANE

Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.

Minimum/Maximum 16/24

MAHIKENG

Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 18/30

VRYBURG

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 17/32

BLOEMFONTEIN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 13/28

KIMBERLEY

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Minimum/Maximum 16/30

UPINGTON

Fine.

Minimum/Maximum 14/31

CAPE TOWN

Cloudy becoming partly cloudy with morning isolated showers.

Wind Fresh northerly becoming north-westerly Minimum/Maximum 18/22 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High

GEORGE

Cloudy becoming partly cloudy with morning isolated showers.

Wind Light westerly becoming fresh to strong south-westerly in the afternoon and moderate in the evening Minimum/Maximum 16/24 GQEBERHA Partly cloudy.

Wind Light to moderate north-westerly at first, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in the afternoon.

Minimum/Maximum 19/27

EAST LONDON

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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

Minimum/Maximum 19/31

DURBAN

Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers Wind Moderate to fresh north-easterly Minimum/Maximum 23/30 The expected UVB Sunburn Index High