Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 19 December 2023.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Severe weather alerts have been issued for various regions in South Africa for Tuesday, 19 December 2023. Key warnings and advisories include:
- Impact-Based Warnings: A Yellow Level 2 warning is in place due to severe thunderstorms expected over Gauteng, Western Bushveld of Limpopo, and the west and central parts of Mpumalanga. These regions may experience large amounts of small hail and heavy downpours, leading to localised flooding of roads, low-lying areas, and bridges.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are anticipated in central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
- Advisories: Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures above the average maximum are expected over the western parts of North-West, central parts of the Free State, and eastern Northern Cape until Saturday.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 19 December 2023
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Here is a regional breakdown of the weather forecast for South Africa on Tuesday, 19 December 2023:
Eastern Cape
Partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north. Cloudy and cool along the coast and adjacent interior with rain expected in the morning.
Free State
Similar to North-West, partly cloudy and hot, very hot in the west, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the far east.
Gauteng
The day will start fine, becoming partly cloudy and warm, turning hot in the north. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the afternoon. The UVB sunburn index is very high.
KwaZulu-Natal
Cloudy and cool, warm in places in the north with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the south from late afternoon.
Limpopo
Morning drizzle and fog along the escarpment, then cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming scattered in the southwest.
Mpumalanga
Expect morning drizzle and fog along the escarpment. It will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, isolated in the north-east.
North West
The region will be partly cloudy and hot, very hot in the west, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the far east.
Northern Cape
Cloudy along the coast in the morning, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, warm in places in the south. Partly cloudy in the east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to southeasterly.
Western Cape
Partly cloudy in the east in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot, very hot in places over the interior. Partly cloudy along the south coast in the evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to south-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-easterly. The 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.