Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 22 March 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Friday, 22 March 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with potential heavy downpours, hail, damaging winds, and excessive lightning are expected in the eastern North West Province and southwestern Bushveld of Limpopo. These conditions may lead to localized flooding, structural damages, and disruptions of services.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are forecasted for the Namakwa interior of the Northern Cape and the northern interior of the Western Cape.
- Advisories: Extremely hot conditions are expected in the Sarah Baartman District Municipality and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 22 March 2024
Cape Town
For Cape Town on Friday, 22 March 2024, the weather forecast anticipates early hours with scattered to mostly cloudy conditions, progressing to overcast skies by the late morning.
Temperatures are predicted to vary from a low of approximately 17°C in the early hours to a high of around 20.5°C in the afternoon. The likelihood of precipitation remains minimal throughout the day, with potential light sprinkles in the early morning.
Durban
On Friday, 22 March 2024, Durban is expected to experience a day with clear skies transitioning to partly cloudy conditions by early evening. Temperatures will range from a low of 23°C in the early hours to a high of 28°C around midday.
Wind speeds are anticipated to vary, primarily coming from the northeast, with speeds up to 16 km/h and gusts reaching 33 km/h.
Johannesburg
On Friday, 22 March 2024, Johannesburg is expected to experience mild weather, with temperatures ranging from a low of 16°C to a high of 27°C. There is a forecast of light precipitation, amounting to about 1.3mm of rain, indicating a relatively dry day.
March typically marks the onset of autumn in Johannesburg, characterized by comfortable temperatures, a decrease in rainfall, and an average of 7.7 hours of sunshine, making it the month with the least sunshine of the year.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 22 March 2024
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- Gauteng: Morning fog in the southeast, followed by partly cloudy skies and warm conditions with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Mpumalanga: Cool to warm with cloudy skies, drizzle, and fog patches along the escarpment, excluding Bushbuckridge. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected.
- Limpopo: Warm to hot, with morning fog and drizzle along the escarpment. The southwestern Bushveld will see isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
- North West Province: Expect morning fog in the east, with partly cloudy skies and warm to hot conditions. Isolated showers and thundershowers are forecasted, becoming scattered in the east.
- Free State: Similar conditions to the North West Province, with morning fog in the east and partly cloudy skies.
- Northern Cape: Morning fog along the coast, with partly cloudy skies and warm to hot conditions. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected.
- Western Cape: Morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and extremely hot in places. The afternoon may see isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-east.
- Eastern Cape: The western half will be extremely hot in places, with partly cloudy skies. The eastern half will experience morning fog, particularly along the coast, with extremely hot conditions in the central interior.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior with cloudy and warm conditions. Isolated showers and thundershowers, with light rain expected in the northeast.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.