Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Saturday, 20 April 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Saturday, 20 April 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are forecasted in Kai !Garib, Dawid Kruiper, !Kheis, Kareeberg, and Siyathemba local municipalities of the Northern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Here’s what to expect on Saturday, 20 April 2024
Cape Town
On Saturday, 20 April 2024, Cape Town is expected to have mild weather with daytime temperatures reaching up to 21°C and nighttime lows around 15°C. The day will be dry, with no precipitation expected.
Wind conditions will be light, with average wind speeds around 4 to 5 meters per second​.
Durban
On Saturday, 20 April 2024, Durban is expected to have clear to sunny conditions throughout the day. The daytime temperature will peak at about 29°C, with a minimal chance of precipitation.
Evening temperatures will cool down to approximately 21°C, maintaining clear skies with very low wind speeds around 7 km/h from the west-southwest​.
Johannesburg
On Saturday, 20 April 2024, Johannesburg is expected to experience partly cloudy skies with a high of 21°C and a low of 10°C. Wind speeds will reach up to 17 km/h from the north.
The chance of precipitation remains very low throughout the day.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Saturday, 20 April 2024
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- Gauteng: Expect fine and warm weather conditions. The UVB sunburn index is forecasted to be at an extreme level.
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog is predicted in the south-east; otherwise, the weather will be fine and warm throughout the day.
- Limpopo: The forecast indicates fine weather, with temperatures ranging from warm to hot across the province.
- North-West Province: Morning fog patches may appear in the western parts initially; thereafter, conditions are expected to be fine and range from warm to hot.
- Free State: Morning fog patches are likely in areas along the Lesotho border, with weather clearing up to fine and ranging from cool to warm throughout the day.
- Northern Cape: The day starts cloudy and cool with fog along the coast and in the adjacent interior during the morning and evening. It clears up to fine weather, ranging from warm to hot later in the day. Light southerly to south-easterly winds are expected along the coast.
- Western Cape: The day will be cloudy and cool with morning and evening fog along the coast and adjacent interior. The weather improves to fine and ranges from cool to warm, with partly cloudy conditions along the south coast. Winds will be light and variable on the southwest and west coast, becoming moderate south-easterly along the west coast by late morning and shifting in the late afternoon along the southwest coast.
- Eastern Cape (Western Half): The day begins cloudy and cool with fog in coastal and adjacent interior regions, turning fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy along the coast. Light and variable winds shift to light southerly in the afternoon and to south-easterly in the evening.
- Eastern Cape (Eastern Half): Fog is expected in places in the southwest initially. Weather will be fine and warm to hot, turning partly cloudy from the west along the coast in the afternoon, but cloudiness increases along the coast and adjacent interior in the evening with light rain in places. Winds will be light and variable, becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon and shifting to light south-westerly in the evening.
- KwaZulu-Natal: The weather is forecasted to be fine and warm, turning hot in the east. Moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly winds are expected along the coast, becoming south-westerly from the south in the late afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.