Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 26 January 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Friday, 26 January 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Impact-Based Warnings: Nil.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and southern parts of the Northern Cape, the eastern interior of the Western Cape, Sarah Baartman district municipality, and the Raymond Mhlaba local municipality of the Eastern Cape.
- Advisories:
- Extremely hot conditions are forecasted over the Kamiesberg Municipality in the Northern Cape, parts of Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape, and Dr Beyers Naude Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
- Extremely uncomfortable and very hot conditions are expected in places over the Western Cape (excluding coastal areas) and the interior of the Namakwa district in the Northern Cape.
- A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the western parts of Chris Hani District Municipality, Dr Beyers Naude, Blue Crane Route, and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 26 January 2024
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- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the extreme north with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
- Mpumalanga: Cloudy in the east with morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers on the Highveld but scattered over the central interior.
- Limpopo: Cloudy in the east with morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south. It will be hot over the Western Bushveld.
- North-West Province: Partly cloudy and hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
- Free State: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
- Northern Cape: Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, very hot in the north with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly.
- Western Cape: Cloudy with morning fog along the west and south coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, very hot over the Central and Little Karoo. It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over the northeastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm but hot over the interior where it will become partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. Evening fog is expected in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and hot over the interior but warm along the coast. It will become partly cloudy along the escarpment and northern interior with isolated afternoon thunderstorms. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy with morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.