Forecast

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR WEDNESDAY 2018-12-19
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
=======================

WARNINGS:
———

1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north eastern parts of the Northern Cape.

WATCHES:
——–
1. Severe thunderstorms are expected over the west and central parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
—————————
1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over north eastern KwaZulu-Natal until Wednesday.
2. Extremely hot conditions are expected over north eastern KwaZulu-Natal and the Lowveld of Mpumalanga.
3. Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo and the eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal.

1. GAUTENG:
———–
Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index:Very High

2. MPUMALANGA:
————–
Warm over the high grounds, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot but extremely hot in the Lowveld, with isolated afternoon thunderstorms.

3. LIMPOPO:
———–
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and
thundershowers over the southern parts.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
———————–
Partly cloudy, windy and hot, but very hot in the extreme east with isolated thundershowers in the east.

5. FREE STATE:
————–
Partly cloudy in the west, otherwise fine, windy and hot, but warm in the east.
Isolated thundershowers are expected over the central and eastern parts mainly in the afternoon.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
—————–
Morning fog along the coast, where it will be cool, otherwise fine and warm, but windy and hot in the east.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
—————-
Cloudy along the south-west and south coast and adjacent interior where there will be isolated morning showers, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Very High

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
————————————
Cloudy with isolated morning showers and rain in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but cool along the coast.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south westerly,
becoming southerly to south easterly in the afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
————————————
Partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain from the late morning south of the escarpment, but scattered along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior. Isolated thundershowers can be expected in the north
east.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south westerly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south easterly in the afternoon.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
——————
Fine and warm in the south-west otherwise hot, but very hot in the north.
It will become partly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly in the extreme north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Very High

visit our website at http://www.weathersa.co.za

Forecast

Source