Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 27 December 2023.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Wednesday, 27 December 2023
Severe weather alerts:
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- A. Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads, low-lying areas, and bridges, as well as localised disruption to municipal services over Gauteng, Mpumalanga, the central and eastern parts of Limpopo, and over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
- B. Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with strong damaging winds and heavy downpours leading to localised damage and flooding of roads, settlements (formal and informal), low-lying areas, and bridges over the eastern parts of the North West.
- C. Yellow Level 2 warning: Wind leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Kamiesberg municipality in the Northern Cape, the Matzikama, Bergrivier, and Swartland municipalities in the Western Cape.
- Advisories:
- A. Very hot and dry weather resulting in extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the West Coast District in the Western Cape.
- B. A cut-off low-pressure weather system is expected to affect the Western Cape and Namakwa District in the Northern Cape from December 29th through 31st, 2023. The public and small-stock farmers are advised that strong and gusty winds along the coast and over the interior as well as scattered to widespread showers, hail, and heavy rainfall which may result in localized flooding can be expected.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Wednesday, 27 December 2023
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- Gauteng: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers in the morning and evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the east.
- Limpopo: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the north and east.
- North-West Province: Cloudy becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Free State: Cloudy becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the west and along the Lesotho border. It will become cold in the extreme east.
- Northern Cape: Fine along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east but scattered in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy in the east and along the south coast in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in places over the west and south-western interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh south-easterly but strong easterly to south-easterly along the south and south-west coast between Kommetjie and Plettenberg Bay. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain along the coast east of the Cape St. Francis but thundershowers can be expected in the east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior but thundershowers in the north. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool but cold in the south-west with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly becoming north-easterly in the south towards afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.