Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 9 January 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 9 January 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in hail, strong winds, and heavy downpours expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, southern North West, and the western and central parts of the Free State.
- Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive rainfall which may lead to localised flooding over the southern high-lying areas of Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Nil.
- Advisories: Nil.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 9 January 2024
PLEASE NOTE: The third-party content below is shared on our platform for journalistic purposes. Swisher Post, its parent company, partners and affiliates shall not be held liable for any consequence that arises from the journalistic duties performed in sharing this content.
Here is a regional breakdown of the weather forecast for South Africa on Tuesday, 9 January 2024:
- Gauteng:
- Cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers.
- Mpumalanga:
- Fog in the morning along the escarpment, then cloudy and warm but hot in the extreme east. Scattered showers and thundershowers expected in central parts, otherwise isolated.
- Limpopo:
- Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-east.
- North-West Province:
- Cloudy in the east at first, then partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Free State:
- Cloudy in the east at first, then partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. Widespread showers in the extreme east. It will be cool in the extreme east.
- Northern Cape:
- Cool along the northern coast, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the interior and eastern parts where it will be hot in places.
- Coastal Wind: Strong south to south-easterly.
- Western Cape:
- Cloudy to partly cloudy over the east and south coast where it will be cool to warm, otherwise fine and warm to hot in the west and southwest. A chance of light rain expected along the south coast from evening.
- Coastal Wind: Strong southerly to south-easterly but fresh east to south-easterly along the south coast.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape:
- Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the interior but light rain in the south.
- Coastal Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape:
- Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the interior.
- Coastal Wind: Light and variable in the north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly becoming north-easterly in the evening.
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the east.
- Coastal Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming gentle north-easterly in the afternoon.
- UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
