Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 21 November 2023.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 21 November 2023
South Africa is set to experience varied weather conditions on Tuesday, with certain areas marked with impact-based and high fire danger warnings.
Impact-Based Warnings
A Yellow Level 1 warning is in effect for damaging winds between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay, potentially affecting sea navigation.
Fire Danger Alert
There are extremely high fire danger conditions expected in parts of the Northern Cape, Limpopo Valley, and northern areas of the Limpopo Lowveld.
Advisories
Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are forecasted in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, the western half of KwaZulu-Natal, eastern and central Free State, North West province until Friday, and in the western interior of the Eastern Cape until Wednesday.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 21 November 2023
Eastern Cape
In the eastern half, The region will be fine and hot but warm along the coast, turning cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds will be light south-westerly, becoming easterly in the afternoon.
In the west, The morning will be cloudy with isolated showers, then fine and hot, but cool along the coast. Coastal winds will be light to moderate south-westerly.
Free State
The province will experience partly cloudy and hot weather, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.
Gauteng
Expect partly cloudy skies and hot temperatures, with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon. The UVB sunburn index is rated as extreme.
KwaZulu-Natal
The weather will be partly cloudy and hot, becoming very hot in the north. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected. Coastal winds will shift from moderate north-easterly to moderate to fresh south-westerly from mid-morning. The UVB sunburn index is extreme.
Limpopo
Anticipate partly cloudy and hot to very hot conditions, with isolated thundershowers from the afternoon, except in the extreme north-eastern part of the Lowveld.
Mpumalanga
The Lowveld will be very hot, while the rest of the province can expect partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers.
North West
It will be partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.
Northern Cape
Partly cloudy and warm to hot weather is expected, with windy conditions prevailing over the southern parts. Coastal winds will be light to moderate south-westerly.
Western Cape
The day will start partly cloudy to cloudy with morning light rain over mountainous regions, becoming fine to partly cloudy and cool to warm in the afternoon. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly, but strong to gale force along the south-west coast, moderating in the evening. The UVB sunburn index is very high.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.