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Rain is expected in some places tomorrow.
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The first day of 2021 brings inclement weather for KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Free State and the Northwest, according to the South African Meteorological Service.
Impact-based warnings
– Yellow warning (Level 2) for disruptive rain that could cause flooding of susceptible informal settlements, low roads and bridges and can also result in difficult driving conditions. Slippery roads and poor visibility can be expected in most of KwaZulu-Natal, the central and eastern parts of the Northwest, and the Free State, extending to parts of the Lowveld of Limpopo at night.
– Yellow warning (Level 2) for wind (southeast), with possible localized damage to properties, problems for high-sided vehicles, as well as temporary closures of main routes (N2-Sir Lowry’s Pass and N1-Huguenot Tunnel) until Saturday by night over Cape Metropole, the southwestern Cape Winelands and the western Overberg districts of the Western Cape.
Fire hazard warnings
Extremely high fire hazard conditions are expected in the Cape Metropole, West Coast District and Stellenbosch Municipality of the Western Cape, as well as in the Khai-Mai and Kamiesberg municipalities of the Northern Cape.
The weather in your province
Early morning rains are expected in southern GautengOtherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and downpours in the south starting in the afternoon, extending north into the night. There will be wind at night.
The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.
Mpumalanga It will be cloudy with isolated morning showers and rain in the extreme southwestern parts of the highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, turning cloudy from the south starting in the afternoon, with scattered showers and showers extending north. There will be wind at night.
Limpopo It will be cloudy with isolated showers and showers along the escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with showers and isolated showers, becoming cloudy in the east with scattered but widespread afternoon showers and showers in the northeast. There will be wind at night.
Conditions in the northwest It will be partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
At Free StateIt will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and showers, but isolated in the west. There will be wind at night.
the North Cape It will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with showers and isolated showers in the northeast, but fine in the west. There will be wind in some parts of the south.
The wind along the coast will be cool from the south to the southwest, and will become strong from the south to the southeast in the afternoon.
the west cape You can expect early morning fog in locations over the interior of the West Coast District, otherwise fine, windy and warm to hot in the interior, but cloudy to partly cloudy and cool along the south coast with light rain in the morning.
Wind along the coast will be moderate to cool from the west to the southwest, and will become strong from the south to the southwest in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
In the western half of the Eastern CapeIt will be cloudy and cool with light showers in the morning in places along the coast and the adjacent interior, turning thin and warm in the western parts. There will be wind inside at night.
Wind along the coast will be cool to strong from the southwest, becoming moderate from the southeast at night.
The eastern half of the Eastern Cape will be cloudy and cool with scattered showers and showers, but isolated in the west.
The wind along the coast will be cool to strong from the southwest, becoming moderate to the south at night.
KwaZulu-Natal You can expect morning fog over the interior and partly cloudy and warm in the north at first, otherwise cloudy and cool but cold in the southwestern parts.
Widespread rains and showers are expected.
The wind along the coast will be cool from the southwest and will turn cool to almost gale in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.
The forecast for January 1, 2021.
Click here to see the specific forecast for your city for the next few days.
– Compiled by Kamva Somdyala
