Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Wednesday, 16 August 2023.
Severe weather alerts
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A Yellow Level 1 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in difficulty in driving conditions with some transport routes and travel services affected over the south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
Extremely high danger conditions are expected over northern and central parts of the Northern Cape, as well as the over the western part of the North West
ADVISORIES:
NIL
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy with morning fog in the south and in places in the east, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the north
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Cloudy in the east with a chance drizzle and fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the Lowveld.
Limpopo
Temperature: Cloudy in the east and over the Limpopo Valley with a chance of drizzle in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.
North West
Temperature: Cloudy in the extreme east at first, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the western half by the afternoon.
Free State
Temperature: Cloudy in the extreme east at first, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the western half by the afternoon.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Partly cloudy and cool to warm, but windy in places over the south-east with isolated showers and thundershowers over the southern high ground in the evening. Morning fog can be expected along the coast.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.
Western Cape
Temperature: Fine along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but warm in the north-east with isolated evening thundershowers. Light rain is expected along the south-western coastline in the evening.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly in the south, becoming moderate south-westerly in the evening, otherwise fresh to strong northerly to north-westerly
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the evening.
The Western half – The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly from late afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy in places in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme west.
The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the extreme east and the north.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly from the south in the afternoon, spreading northwards by the evening.
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.
