Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 7 February 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Wednesday, 7 February 2024
Severe weather alerts:
- Fire Danger Warnings: Brace yourselves in the central and eastern Northern Cape, the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape, over the Free State, North West, and the southwestern Bushveld of Limpopo. It’s going to be sizzling with “extremely high fire danger conditions.”
- Advisories: Feeling the heat? Well, there’s more coming. A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is taking a holiday in Gauteng, the western Bushveld of Limpopo, the southern and western Highveld of Mpumalanga, the central and eastern parts of the North West, and the northeastern parts of the Free State, sticking around until Thursday, 8 February 2024.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Wednesday, 7 February 2024
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Now, for the part you’ve been waiting for – the province-by-province breakdown:
- Gauteng: It’s partly cloudy with a chance of… heat! Expect a fine and hot day, turning “very hot” in the north. Clouds might pop in for a visit in the south during the afternoon.
- Mpumalanga: A foggy start clears up to partly cloudy skies, with temperatures ranging from warm to “very hot” in the Lowveld. And for the evening entertainment – isolated showers and thundershowers along the escarpment and eastern Highveld.
- Limpopo: Morning fog gives way to partly cloudy and hot to “very hot” conditions, with isolated thundershowers over the southern escarpment in the evening.
- North-West Province: Starting fine and hot to “very hot”, then the afternoon says hello with some partly cloudy skies.
- Free State: Wake up to morning fog patches in the northeast, then it’s partly cloudy with warm to hot temperatures and a side of isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.
- Northern Cape: Fine in the northeast until late morning, then it’s a partly cloudy and hot to “very hot” affair with isolated showers and thundershowers over central and northern parts.
- Western Cape: The western parts start cloudy with a sprinkle of light rain, then it’s partly cloudy and warm to hot for the rest of us.
- Eastern Cape: The western half kicks off cloudy in places, then clears up to fine and warm to hot weather, while the eastern half mixes clouds and partly cloudy skies with isolated thundershowers in the east.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog in the western interior, then fine and warm to hot, but “very hot” in places. Look out for afternoon clouds and isolated showers and thundershowers.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.