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WEATHER: Fine and warm to hot conditions expected TODAY

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Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Friday, 8 September 2023.

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IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

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FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Beaufort West Municipality of the Western Cape, the Alfred Nzo and O.R Tambo District Municipalities, Mbashe and Raymond Mhlaba Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape. Such conditions are also expected over the eastern parts of Northern Cape, western and southern parts of North-West as well as the western parts of the Free State.

ADVISORIES:

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine and warm.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Partly cloudy in the Lowveld and escarpment, otherwise fine and warm.

Limpopo

Temperature: Partly cloudy to cloudy in the east at first with morning fog patches over the central parts and along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

North West

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

Free State

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Cloudy with fog patches along the coast in the morning,otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot in the north-east.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly becoming light and variable from the late afternoon.

Western Cape

Temperature: Cloudy with fog patches in the morning over the southwestern and southern parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh along the south-west coast, otherwise light and variable.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Partly cloudy and cool in places along the coast, otherwise fine and warm.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be light westerly at first, otherwise light and variable, becoming moderate southeasterly in the evening.

The Eastern half: Fine and warm, but cool in places along the coast.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, becoming light south-easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Fine and warm.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.

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

Adamu Andrew Michael

Adamu Andrew is a journalist from Tanzania. He holds a B.A in Mass Communication from St. Augustine University of Tanzania. He is currently working with The South African on syndication content like weather, daily horoscopes, soapies, On This Day, and newspaper front pages.