Today’s weather forecast, Thursday, 23 February 2023

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.

Severe Weather Alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

NIL

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FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central interior of the Northern Cape as well as the Matzikama, Cederberg and Beaufort local municipalities of the Western Cape.

ADVISORIES:

A. Heatwave conditions, with persistently high temperatures are expected over the Dawid Kruiper and Kai !Garib Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape from Thursday until Sunday. Under these conditions, prolonged exposure to the sun rays poses health risks; hence, is advisable to seek shades and drink cool water from time to time.

B. Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected over the West Coast and Central Karoo District Municipalities as well as the Oudtshoorn Municipality of the Western Cape.

Temperature and UVB forecast

Gauteng:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with drizzle and morning fog along the Escarpment, but hot in places in the Lowveld.

Limpopo:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm with drizzle and morning fog along the Escarpment.

North-West Province:

Temperature: Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

Free State:

Temperature: Fine and warm.

Northern Cape:

Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in places in the north. It will be warm along the coast.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south to south-easterly.

Western Cape:

Temperature: Partly cloudy with morning fog along the south coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot over the Central Karoo and in places along the West Coast.

Wind: The wind along the coast will light to moderate south-easterly along the South Coast, otherwise fresh to strong.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Eastern Cape:

The Western half – Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and warm, but partly cloudy along the coast.

The Western half -Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly

The Eastern half -Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and warm.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to north easterly.

Kwazulu-Natal:

Temperature: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with drizzle over the northern interior.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly in the north, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

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