Weather: Heavy rainfall expected in several parts of SA tomorrow

Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected on Saturday, with disruptive rainfall in some areas could lead to localised flooding.

By: Storm Simpson

WEATHER  ALERT:

A. A Yellow Level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads and settlements, low-lying roads and bridges, is expected over the northern parts and Lowveld of Limpopo, the Highveld and escarpment areas of Mpumalanga except the extreme north-west, the southern parts of Gauteng, the eastern parts of the Free State, the eastern parts of the North West, as well as the western parts of the Eastern Cape where it will be mainly in the morning.

 B. A Yellow Level 4 Warning for Disruptive Rain resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads and settlements, low-lying roads and bridges, is expected in the western and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, as well as the extreme southeastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

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WEATHER IN YOUR REGION

Gauteng: Cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Mpumalanga: Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the southeast.

Limpopo: Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the Lowveld and the Limpopo Valley.

North West: Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme west.

Free State: Cloudy and warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme west where it will be warm.

Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and hot, with isolated thundershowers in the extreme southeast where it is warm. Otherwise, fine and warm.

Western Cape: Fine and cool to warm but hot in place in the interior, otherwise cloudy over the eastern parts with isolated morning and early afternoon thunderstorms becoming partly cloudy to sunny along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh, southerly to southeasterly, becoming strong between Cape Point and Saldanha Bay.  The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

The western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south-easterly.

The eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers.  The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate easterly along the wild coast in the afternoon.

KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and warm but cool in places in the west. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the extreme northeast.  The wind along the coast will be Moderate southeasterly north of Richards Bay at first, otherwise moderate easterly to north-easterly.  The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

TEMPERATURES IN YOUR CITY

Pretoria: 18/28

Johannesburg: 16/26

Vereeniging: 16/24

Mbombela: 19/28

Polokwane: 19/25

Mahikeng: 18/25

Vryburg: 18/30

Bloemfontein: 15/28

Kimberley: 17/32

Upington: 19/35

Cape Town: 20/27

George: 17/23

Gqeberha: 19/23

East London: 19/24

Durban: 22/26

Richards Bay: 22/27

Pietermaritzburg: 17/24

*Regional weather forecast from SAWS last updated at 16:00 on 16 February. Temperatures taken from Travellers Weather Forecast last updated at 15:30 on 17 February.

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