Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 20 December 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 20 December 2024
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 20 December 2024:
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Disruptive rain is expected in the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, leading to flooding of roads and settlements, damage to infrastructure, and possible displacement of communities.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: The extreme eastern parts of the Free State may experience disruptive rain, resulting in localised flooding, infrastructure damage, and community displacement.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms are forecasted for the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, bringing strong damaging winds, hail, heavy downpours, and localised flooding, with potential infrastructure damage.
- Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds are expected at sea, particularly between Alexander Bay and Betty’s Bay from the afternoon, posing risks to navigation and small vessels.
- Fire Danger Warning: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over central and southern parts of the Northern Cape, as well as the northern parts of the Western Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg weather forecast: Friday, 20 December 2024
Cape Town
| Time | Temperature (°C) | Chance of Rain (%) | Conditions | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 17 | 10 | 🌥️ Partly Cloudy | 15 S |
| Afternoon | 25 | 10 | 🌥️ Partly Cloudy | 20 S |
| Evening | 20 | 10 | ☁️ Mostly Cloudy | 15 S |
| Night | 17 | 10 | ☁️ Mostly Cloudy | 10 S |
Durban
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| Time | Temperature (°C) | Chance of Rain (%) | Conditions | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 23 | 20 | 🌤️ Partly Cloudy | 15 NE |
| Afternoon | 28 | 10 | ☀️ Sunny | 20 ENE |
| Evening | 25 | 10 | 🌙 Clear | 15 NNE |
| Night | 23 | 10 | 🌙 Clear | 10 NNE |
Johannesburg
| Time | Temperature (°C) | Chance of Rain (%) | Conditions | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 16 | 30 | ☁️ Cloudy | 10 NNE |
| Afternoon | 22 | 60 | ⛈️ Thunderstorm | 15 N |
| Evening | 18 | 50 | 🌧️ Showers | 10 NW |
| Night | 15 | 20 | ☁️ Cloudy | 5 SW |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
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- Gauteng:
- Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- UVB sunburn index: Moderate.
- Mpumalanga:
- Morning fog patches along the escarpment and southern Highveld, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the Lowveld where it will be warm.
- Limpopo:
- Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south and west.
- North West:
- Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the western parts.
- Free State:
- Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme east. It will be fine in the extreme west.
- Northern Cape:
- Fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers in the northeast from the afternoon.
- The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-westerly.
- Western Cape:
- Fine in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, but cool along the south coast with isolated light morning and evening showers.
- The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south coast, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.
- UVB sunburn index: Extreme.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape:
- Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the northeast. It will become cloudy in the evening along the coast with isolated light rain and showers.
- The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape:
- Morning fog patches and drizzle in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the southwest.
- The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly but fresh to strong in places from the afternoon. It will become moderate to fresh south-westerly south of Kei Mouth from mid-morning.
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the southeast.
- The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to northeasterly, becoming strong in places in the afternoon.
- 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.
