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WEATHER: Isolated showers and rain expected in some parts of KwaZulu-Natal

Today's weather forecast. Image: CANVA

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Friday, 18 August 2023.

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IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

NIL

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over Okhahlamba and Nquthu Local Municipalities in the KZN, Nketoana and Phumelela Local Municipalities in the Free State, as well as the Mahikeng Local Municipality in the North West.

ADVISORIES:

NIL

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine and cool but warm in the north.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Fine and cool to warm, but hot in the Lowveld becoming partly cloudy along the escarpment by the evening.

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and warm, but hot in places over the Lowveld.

North West

Temperature: Partly cloudy over the western half, otherwise fine and warm.

Free State

Temperature: Partly cloudy and cold to cool.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Partly cloudy and cold to cool. It will become fine in the north in the afternoon.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

Western Cape

Temperature: Partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated rain and showers in the west in the morning.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly in the evening, otherwise westerly to north-westerly

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Partly cloudy and cool, becoming fine by evening.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly.

The Eastern half: Cloudy with a morning fog and drizzle south-east of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool becoming fine.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Partly cloudy and cool, but warm in the north-west with isolated showers and rain, except in the north-west.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-weaterly but northerly north-easterly north of Richards Bay at first.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

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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.