The South Africa weather forecast for Friday reveals yellow level-2 warnings for damaging waves, extremely high fire danger conditions, and heatwave advisories in various parts of the country.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Friday, 27 October 2023
Yellow Level-2 Warning
Damaging waves are expected to disrupt beachfront activities and navigation at sea between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay.
Fire Danger Warnings
Extremely high fire danger conditions are forecasted for the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the southern parts of the Free State, the extreme western parts of the North-West, and the northern parts of the Eastern Cape Province.
Heatwave Advisory
Persistently high temperatures will continue in Gauteng and eastern parts of the North West, exceeding average maximums.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 27 October 2023
Eastern Cape
The western half will be cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain by evening. In the eastern half, isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected.
Free State
The Free State will be fine and windy with hot temperatures. Partly cloudy conditions and isolated afternoon thundershowers are expected, except in the west.
Gauteng
Conditions in Gauteng will be partly cloudy and range from warm to hot. A very high UVB sunburn index is also expected.
KwaZulu-Natal
Partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions are predicted. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers will occur, except in the extreme northeast.
Limpopo
Limpopo is expected to be fine and hot to very hot.
Mpumalanga
Morning fog patches will form over the escarpment. Otherwise, the province will experience partly cloudy and hot to very hot weather.
North West
Weather will be fine, windy, and hot to very hot. Isolated afternoon thundershowers are predicted, except in the northeast.
Northern Cape
The west will be fine in places, while the rest of the province will be partly cloudy, windy, and hot to very hot. Isolated afternoon thundershowers are expected in the extreme northeast.
Western Cape
Cloudy and cool to warm weather is predicted. Isolated showers and rain will occur in the southern parts, becoming scattered along the south coast.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
