The South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 10 October 2023, contains severe weather alerts and fire danger warnings for several regions
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 10 October 2023.
The forecast highlights a range of weather conditions across different provinces, including severe weather alerts and advisories.
Impact-based warnings
The South African Weather Service issued Yellow Level 2 warnings for disruptive rain and severe thunderstorms.
The disruptive rain is expected to lead to localised flooding along the coast between Port Alfred and Port Edward in the Eastern Cape.
A similar warning for severe thunderstorms is anticipated for the eastern parts of the Free State and the central and south-eastern regions of North West province.
These storms will likely bring strong damaging winds and large amounts of small hail.
Fire danger warnings
The weather service also warned of extremely high fire danger conditions, particularly over the northeastern parts of the Northern Cape, as well as the western parts of both North-West and Free State.
Advisories
No specific advisories were provided when this article was published.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 10 October 2023
Eastern Cape
In the Eastern Cape, the weather will be partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated thundershowers expected in the northeast.
Free State
In the Free State, the weather will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated to scattered thundershowers expected in the east.
Gauteng
In Gauteng, the day will start partly cloudy and warm. By late afternoon, it will become cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, which will be scattered in the extreme south. The UVB sunburn index is expected to be high.
KwaZulu-Natal
In Kwazulu-Natal, the morning will have fog over the interior, otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north with isolated showers and thundershowers scattered in the south-east.
The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index will be high.
Limpopo
The northern and eastern parts of Limpopo will be cloudy with fog patches and drizzle in the morning. As the day progresses, it will become partly cloudy and warm to hot in the north.
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga will also be partly cloudy and warm, transitioning to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers appearing on the Highveld in the evening. The showers will be scattered in the extreme south-west.
North West
The North-West Province will be partly cloudy, windy, and hot, with isolated to scattered thundershowers, except in the southwestern part.
Northern Cape
The Northern Cape will be fine and cool to warm, but hot in the east. It will become partly cloudy in the northeast by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Western Cape
The Western Cape will start the morning with fog patches in the south-east, otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warm, but fine in the west. It will be cool in places along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly, otherwise light and variable north of Table Bay. The expected UVB sunburn index will be very high.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.