Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 30 January 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Impact-Based Warnings: Nil.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Musina and Thulamela local municipalities of Limpopo, the Hantam local municipality of the Northern Cape, and in places over the Dr Beyers Naude local municipality of the Eastern Cape.
- Advisories: A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Sarah Baartman and Chris Hani District Municipalities as well as the Raymond Mhlaba and Amahlathi Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape until at least Saturday, 3rd February.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Tuesday, 30 January 2024
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Here is a regional breakdown of the weather forecast for South Africa on Tuesday, 30 January 2024:
- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches along the escarpment; otherwise, partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.
- Limpopo: Morning fog patches along the south-eastern escarpment; otherwise, partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west.
- North-West Province: Partly cloudy and hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the extreme east.
- Free State: Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme north-east.
- Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme north-east. It will be fine in the extreme west and warm in places over the Namakwa District. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly from the afternoon, reaching fresh to strong in places at times from the late afternoon.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy and warm to hot but cool along the coast with light rain over the extreme south-western parts in the morning; otherwise, isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers can be expected over the extreme east. It will become fine in the west by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong along the south-western coast by the evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm with isolated thundershowers but hot in the north where scattered showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be light westerly, becoming easterly by the afternoon.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north and light rain in places west of East London. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light by late afternoon.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior; otherwise, partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme​​.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.