Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Saturday, 2 March 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Saturday, 2 March 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Yellow Level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms: Expected over the south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, including heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, and hail leading to localised damage.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are anticipated in the Kamiesberg local municipality in the Northern Cape, Cederberg, and Oudtshoorn local municipalities in the Western Cape, Sarah Baartman district municipality (excluding coastal areas), as well as Amathole and Engcobo local municipalities in the Eastern Cape.
- Advisories for Heat: Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are forecasted for the interior of the Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo in the Western Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Here’s what to expect on Saturday, 2 March 2024
Cape Town
On Saturday, 2 March 2024, Cape Town is expected to have clear to partly cloudy skies, with morning temperatures around 23°C, dipping to about 20°C in the afternoon.
Winds are forecasted to range from 30 to 50 km/h, indicating a windy day throughout​​​​.
Durban
For Durban on Saturday, 2 March 2024, expect an average high temperature of 25.9°C and a low of 19.4°C.
The region will experience an average of 7.7 hours of sunshine, and the average sea temperature will be around 26.1°C, making it ideal for water activities​​​​.
Johannesburg
On Saturday, 2 March 2024, Johannesburg is expected to experience a high of 32°C and a low of 18°C, with a slight chance of rain at 0.3 mm​​.
The overall weather in March is described as perfect, with typical daytime temperatures around 26°C, dropping to 14°C in the evening, and an average rainfall of 92 mm across the month​​.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Saturday, 2 March 2024
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- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm with a high UVB sunburn index.
- Mpumalanga: Morning cloudiness in the east with fog along the escarpment, becoming partly cloudy and warm.
- Limpopo: Cloudy in the east during the morning with fog patches along the escarpment, then partly cloudy and cool to warm.
- North-West Province: Partly cloudy and hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east.
- Free State: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, excluding the extreme east.
- Northern Cape: Cool along the coast with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the east but scattered in the south-east. Extremely hot conditions expected in the extreme north-western interior.
- Western Cape: Warm along the coast with morning cloudiness and fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot. Extremely hot over the north-eastern interior with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
- Eastern Cape (Western Half): Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thunderstorms, except in the extreme south-east.
- Eastern Cape (Eastern Half): Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thunderstorms in the northwest.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm with moderate to fresh north-easterly winds, strengthening south of Durban.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.