Weather in Pietermaritzburg

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Regional Forecast

The weather forecast for May 4th

Last updated at 15:54 SAST

Warnings

Special weather advisories

1. Poor to very poor visibility due to sand and dust storms is expected over the
Richtersveld, Nama-Khoi and Kamiesberg local municipalities in the Northern
Cape.

2. Frost is expected in places over the northern interior of the Eastern Cape, the
south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the central and southern
parts of the Free State including the Lesotho Border. As a result, the public
and farmers are advised to take the necessary precautions to ensure the safety
and health of their small animals, vegetables, and other vulnerable crops. The
public is also advise to keep warm and avoid prolonged exposure to the morning
cold conditions. Homeless people should be sheltered.

Kwazulu-Natal

Morning fog patches over the western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain along the north coast and adjacent interior.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the south from the afternoon, spreading northwards by late afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Rain +2 Hours

Rain +24 Hours

Temperature +24 Hours

Gauteng

Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain at first, becoming partly cloudy later in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Mpumalanga

Cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers on the Highveld and southern escarpment areas. It will be warm in the Lowveld.

North-West Province

Partly cloudy and cool but cloudy in the east with isolated showers and rain at first.

Free State

Fine and cool to cold, but partly cloudy in the north and central parts where it will be cloudy at first.

Northern Cape

Fine and cool to warm becoming partly cloudy in the extreme north-east by late morning. It will be very windy over the extreme north-western parts with possible blowing sand from the morning into the afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

Western Cape

Fine and cool to warm.

The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south-west coast in the morning, spreading to the south coast from mid-morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

Western Half Of The Eastern Cape

Cloudy with fog in places at first, otherwise fine and cool. Frost can be expected in places over the high lying areas.

The wind along the coast will be light northerly in the morning and evening, otherwise light to moderate easterly.

Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape

Cloudy with fog in places at first, otherwise fine and cool. Frost can be expected in places over northern interior.

The wind along the coast will be Light north-westerly at first, otherwise moderate north-easterly.


Updated at 15:54 SAST