Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 12 March 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Tuesday’s weather alerts include:
- Severe Thunderstorms: A Yellow Level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms that may bring damaging hail and strong winds over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.
- Damaging Winds and Waves: A Yellow Level 1 warning indicates expected difficulty in navigation for small vessels due to damaging winds and waves between Port Alfred and Port Edward from early morning.
- Heatwave Conditions: Persistently high temperatures leading to heatwave conditions are expected over the North West, Free State, Gauteng, eastern parts of the Northern Cape, central and eastern interior of the Eastern Cape, and the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo until Tuesday.
- Extremely Hot Conditions: Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are forecasted in places over the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape, the West Coast District, and the interior of the Western Cape, as well as in places in the Eastern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 12 March 2024
Cape Town
On Tuesday, 12 March 2024, Cape Town is forecasted to experience daytime temperatures of approximately 22°C, with night temperatures dropping to around 19°C. There’s a possibility of patchy rain during the night. Wind speeds are expected to be around 19 km/h​​​​.
Durban
On Tuesday, 12 March 2024, Durban is expected to experience clear weather with a high of 32°C and a low of 22°C, with no precipitation forecasted​​.
Johannesburg
The weather forecast for Johannesburg on Tuesday, 12 March 2024, predicts an overcast day with a high of approximately 30°C and a low of around 14°C.
Wind speeds are expected to be mild, around 7 km/h, with a very low chance of precipitation, ensuring a largely dry day​​​​.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 12 March 2024
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The SAWS forecast for each province on Tuesday, 12 March 2024, indicates varied weather conditions across South Africa:
- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and hot, with very hot conditions in the north. The UVB sunburn index is expected to be extreme.
- Mpumalanga: Cloudy and warm in the east with morning fog patches on the Highveld, and isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers along the escarpment.
- Limpopo: Cloudy in the east with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.
- North-West Province: Fine and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.
- Free State: Hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the west and central parts with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Northern Cape: Hot to extremely hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers expected in the afternoon over the eastern parts.
- Western Cape: Cloudy and foggy along coastal areas in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot over the interior.
- Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon thunderstorms in places, becoming windy in the south with isolated showers.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west and north-eastern parts.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.