Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 29 December 2023.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Friday, 29 December 2023
Severe weather alerts:
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- A. Yellow Level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms leading to flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), low-lying areas, and damage to settlements or structures over a populated area (urban or rural villages) are expected over the interior of the Northern Cape and the western parts of the North West Province.
- B. Yellow Level 3 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads, low-lying bridges, and formal/informal settlements is expected over the Overberg, southern Cape Winelands, and coastal areas of the Garden Route in the Western Cape on Saturday and Sunday (30-31/12/2023).
- Fire Danger Warnings: None reported.
- Advisories: None reported.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 29 December 2023
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- Gauteng: Cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
- Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers, but cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers along the escarpment areas.
- Limpopo: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the northwest.
- North-West Province: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west.
- Free State: Cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. There will be widespread showers and thundershowers over the western parts.
- Northern Cape: Cloudy and warm to hot with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but partly cloudy in the west with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon except along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.
- Western Cape: Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm to hot but cool along the coast with isolated showers and thundershowers in most parts except in the southwest. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the west coast becoming south-westerly in the afternoon, otherwise fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm but cool in the northeast. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but cool in the south-west. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly becoming fresh in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.