Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 19 January 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Friday, 19 January 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Impact-Based Warnings: Nil.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire conditions are expected over the central and western parts of the Western Cape, as well as the western interior of the Northern Cape.
- Advisories:
- Extremely hot conditions with maximum temperatures exceeding 40 degrees are expected over the West Coast District in the Western Cape.
- Uncomfortable and very hot conditions are anticipated in places over the Western Cape and parts of the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 19 January 2024
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- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool to warm. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog on the highveld with a chance of drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
- Limpopo: Morning fog and a chance of drizzle on the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy during the day.
- North-West Province: Partly cloudy and warm.
- Free State: Partly cloudy and warm but fine in the south.
- Northern Cape: Morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the northeast with isolated afternoon thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light southerly in the morning, becoming light to moderate north-westerly from late morning.
- Western Cape: Morning and evening fog along the West Coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot over the West Coast District. It will be warm along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly to southerly, but fresh to strong along the south coast, becoming light to moderate north-westerly along the west coast from late morning. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine and warm but hot in places in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly, becoming strong in the afternoon.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy in places along the Wild Coast with a chance of morning drizzle, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but fine in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. Isolated showers and rain are expected in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming easterly to north-easterly in the south by afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.