The South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 17 October 2023, contains severe weather alerts and fire danger warnings for several regions
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 17 October 2023.
South Africa is bracing for potentially disruptive weather on Tuesday, with warnings for severe flooding and thunderstorms in key districts.
Impact-based warnings
The most critical is an Orange Level 6 warning for disruptive rain in King Cetshwayo and uMkhanyakude Districts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN). This alert indicates not only the risk of flooding of roads and settlements but also a potential danger to life due to fast-flowing streams, damage to property, and major disruptions to traffic.
A Yellow Level 2 warning has also been flagged for several districts, including Ugu District, Durban Metro, and parts of Umgungundlovu and iLembe Districts.
These areas could see localised flooding affecting informal settlements, roads, and low-lying regions, along with disruptions to municipal services.
Another Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms is expected to impact the western and central interior of Limpopo, but not the extreme southwestern parts.
The thunderstorms may bring damaging winds, small hail, and heavy downpours that can damage property and vegetation.
Advisories
No specific advisories or fire danger warnings were provided when this article was published.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 17 October 2023
Eastern Cape
The western half will be cloudy initially, turning partly cloudy and warm. The eastern half will be cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain.
Free State
The east will be cloudy, windy, and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, while the rest of the province will experience partly cloudy and warm conditions.
Gauteng
While the extreme north is predicted to be warm, the remainder of the province will have cloudy and cool weather with isolated showers and thundershowers. The UVB sunburn index is high.
KwaZulu-Natal
Morning fog is expected over the interior, otherwise, it will be cloudy and cool but colder in the western highlands. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected to be widespread in the northeast.
Limpopo
The forecast is for cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming more scattered in the central and northwestern parts.
Mpumalanga
A warm climate is anticipated in the Lowveld. The rest of the province will experience cloudy and cool conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers, intensifying in the extreme southeast.
North West
The weather is expected to be fine and warm, with the eastern regions seeing isolated showers and thundershowers.
Northern Cape
Morning fog patches are expected along the coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm weather, becoming hot in some northern parts.
Western Cape
Early morning fog patches are expected for Overberg, otherwise, it will be fine and warm to hot with a very high UVB sunburn index.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.