South Africa

Regional weather forecast, Wednesday, 12 October 2022

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:

1.Nil

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

1.Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western parts of the of the Free State and in places over the North-West, as well as parts of Limpopo and the Lowveld in Mpumalanga.

ADVISORIES:

1.A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo from this Wednesday (12 October 2022) until Friday.

Temperature and UVB forecast

Gauteng:

Temperature: Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-eastern parts.

Limpopo:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot.

North-West Province:

Temperature: Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

Free State:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the north-west and central parts.

Northern Cape:

Temperature: Morning fog along the coast where it will be cool to warm, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the extreme south-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly from the afternoon.

Western Cape:

Temperature: Partly cloudy with morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm by the afternoon. Isolated thundershowers are expected over the Central Karoo in the afternoon.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south coast in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong north of Betty’s Bay from the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Eastern Cape:

The Western half –Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers, except in the south.

The Western half -Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

The Eastern half -Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated thundershowers.

The Eastern half -The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

Kwazulu-Natal:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm but hot in places over the interior. Isolated showers and thundershowers can be accepted, except in the north-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northeasterly north of Cape St. Lucia at first, otherwise southwesterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

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


Adamu Andrew Michael

Adamu Andrew is a journalist from Tanzania. He holds a B.A in Mass Communication from St. Augustine University of Tanzania. He is currently working with The South African on syndication content like weather, daily horoscopes, soapies, On This Day, and newspaper front pages.

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