The weather service issued a storm surge warning for the Western Cape on Monday. Image: US National Ocean Service.
Tuesday’s weather report for South Africa: Fine and warm inland, rough seas and wind at the coast
Inland regions can expect fine and warm weather, while the country’s parts of the coast are at risk of storm surge and rough seas.
The weather service issued a storm surge warning for the Western Cape on Monday. Image: US National Ocean Service.
WEATHER ALERT:
A. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Waves resulting in very rough and choppy seas as well as difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay.
B. Yellow Level 2 Warning for Wind and Waves resulting in very rough and choppy seas as well as difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Plettenberg Bay and Durban, subsiding by the late afternoon.
C. Yellow Level 1 Warning for Storm Surge resulting in localised damage to coastal infrastructure is expected along the eastern parts of the south coast (Mossel Bay to Plettenberg Bay), mainly in the morning.
WEATHER IN YOUR REGION
Gauteng: Fine and warm. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme
Mpumalanga: Fine in the southwest, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Limpopo: Fine in the extreme southwest, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
North West: Fine and warm.
Free State: Fine and cool to warm.
Northern Cape: Fine and warm to hot, but cloudy in the west at first where it will become partly cloudy. It will be cool along the coast and the adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh south to south-easterly, becoming strong from the afternoon.
Western Cape: Cloudy along the south and southwest coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool except in places along the west coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh west to southwesterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south-easterly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine in the extreme north otherwise, partly cloudy and warm with nighttime fog expected to the southeast of Queenstown. The wind along the coast will be Fresh southwesterly.
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool in the south with light rain in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be Fresh southwesterly
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north. It will be cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southwesterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: High
TEMPERATURES IN YOUR CITY
Pretoria: 16/29
Johannesburg: 16/26
Vereeniging: 14/27
Mbombela: 18/30
Polokwane: 18/30
Mahikeng: 14/29
Vryburg: 13/28
Bloemfontein: 11/26
Kimberley: 12/26
Upington: 12/30
Cape Town: 14/20
George: 12/21
Gqeberha: 15/21
East London: 15/23
Durban: 20/24
Richards Bay: 21/26
Pietermaritzburg: 16/21
*Regional weather forecast from SAWS last updated at 16:00 on 20 February. Temperatures taken from Travellers Weather Forecast last updated at 15:30 on 20 February.
