Regional Forecast
The weather forecast for December 18th
Last updated at 04:56 SAST
Warnings
Orange Level 5 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied
by heavy downpours with potential to cause flooding of
susceptible roads and settlements, strong damaging winds,
hail and excessive lightning resulting in danger to life
are expected over the western and northern parts of
KwaZulu-Natal.
B. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied
by heavy downpours with potential to cause flooding of
susceptible roads and settlements, strong damaging winds,
hail and excessive lightning resulting in danger to life
are expected over south-central Limpopo, northern Gauteng,
western Highveld of Mpumalanga.
C. Yellow level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied
by heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning
and hail resulting in localised flooding and damage to
infrastructure and settlements are expected over most
parts of Mpumalanga, southern Gauteng, eastern and central
North West, extreme eastern parts of Free State, south
coast of KwaZulu-Natal, and Limpopo except in the north-east.
Rain +2 Hours
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Temperature +24 Hours
Gauteng
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The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate
Mpumalanga
Morning fog along the escarpment and eastern Highveld, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thunder- showers.
Limpopo
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thunder- showers.
North West Province
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be cloudy in the east.
Free State
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the west.
Western Cape
Fine and cool to warm but hot in the west. It will be partly cloudy in the extreme east.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly becoming fresh to strong south-easterly along the west coast from the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme
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Western Half Of The Eastern Cape
Partly cloudy and cool to warm.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south- westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening.
Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape
Partly cloudy and warm in the north-west, otherwise cloudy and cool with a 30% chance of light rain in the south-east.
The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly.
Kwazulu-Natal
Morning fog over the western interior, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with widespread morning showers and rain but scattered in the south.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south- easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate
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Updated at 04:56 SAST