Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Wednesday, 9 August 2023.
Severe weather alerts
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. A Yellow Level 1 warning for Damaging Waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea for small vessels and personal watercraft is expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay on Wednesday.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
NIL
ADVISORIES:
NIL
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Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Fine and cool becoming partly cloudy by the afternoon
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy along the escarpment in the afternoon where evening drizzle can be expected.
Limpopo
Temperature: Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the east in the afternoon.
North West
Temperature: Fine and cool to warm.
Free State
Temperature: Partly cloudy in the east in the morning, otherwise fine and cool but cold in the extreme east
Northern Cape
Temperature: Cloudy to partly cloudy in the south-eastern parts at first, otherwise fine and cool to warm.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly becoming strong in the afternoon
Western Cape
Temperature: Partly cloudy in the east and along the south coast in the morning, otherwise fine and cool but warm in places over the West Coast District interior.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to south-easterly becoming moderate in the west from late afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy and cool with morning isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon.
The Western half – The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to northeasterly
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior.
The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly becoming north-easterly by afternoon.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Cloudy and cool but cold in the south-western high grounds. Isolated showers are expected along the coast and adjacent interior.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.
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Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.