WEATHER WARNING: Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall expected in parts of SA

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.

Severe Weather Alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

A. Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours and large amounts of small hail are expected over the southern Cape Winelands District, Laingsburg and Prince Albert municipalities in the Western Cape on SUNDAY (05/03/2023).

B. Orange Level 6 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours and flash flooding leading to damage to infrastructure are expected in the Overberg and Garden Route Districts in the Western Cape on SUNDAY (05/03/2023).

ALSO READ: Weather Forecast live updates

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

NIL

ADVISORIES:

NIL

Temperature and UVB forecast

Gauteng:

Temperature: Morning fog patches in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga:

Temperature: Cloudy with morning fog patches over the Lowveld and along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers over the central parts, but cool in places in the west.

Limpopo:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with showers and thundershowers over the central and northern parts, but cloudy with morning fog patches over the Lowveld and escarpment.

North-West Province:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.

Free State:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the western and the extreme eastern parts.

Northern Cape:

Temperature: Cloudy and cool with morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and warm, partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west and the extreme eastern parts.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Western Cape:

Temperature: Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated thundershowers in the west, scattered over the central and the southern parts but widespread in the north-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to southeasterly in the south-west and the western parts of the south coast, otherwise light and variable.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Eastern Cape:

The Western half – Cloudy along the coast at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated showers and rain along the coast in the evening. It will become cloudy in the evening.

The Western half -Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening.

The Eastern half – Cloudy along the coast at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated along the coast. It will become cloudy in the evening.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening, but fresh north-easterly north of Coffee Bay.

Kwazulu-Natal:

Temperature: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the south-west, otherwise isolated, except in the north-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be gentle to moderate easterly to north-easterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Stay up to date by viewing our daily Regional weather forecast here.

---

Tweets by SAWeatherServic