Regional Forecast
The weather forecast for March 18th
Last updated at 14:55 SAST
Warnings
Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms resulting in
localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and
bridges, large amounts of small hail, and localised damage to
infrastructure due to damaging winds expected over the central
and western parts of Free State and North West, eastern and
south-eastern Northern Cape, extreme western parts of Eastern
Cape, and north-eastern Western Cape.
B. Yellow Level 1 Warning: Severe thunderstorms resulting in
localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and
bridges, large amounts of small hail, and localised damage to
infrastructure due to damaging winds expected over western and
southern KwaZulu-Natal.
Special weather advisories
A. A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected
in places over most parts of the Eastern Cape.
B. Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable
conditions along the wild coast of the Eastern Cape.
Western Half Of The Eastern Cape
Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.
Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape
Cool in places in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in places in the south-west.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.
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Gauteng
Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low
Mpumalanga
Morning fog patches along the escarpment and Highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Limpopo
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
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North West
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the east.
Free State
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east.
Northern Cape
Morning fog patches along the north coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the west.
The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly.
Kwazulu-Natal
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the southern-central and western parts.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low
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Updated at 14:55 SAST