WEATHER: Rain accompanied by thunderstorms to hit some parts of SA

Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Thursday, 21 September 2023.

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IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

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FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Gauteng, in places over North West, southern Limpopo, central and northern parts of the Free State, northern and central parts of Eastern Cape as well as the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES:

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine, windy and warm to hot.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm, but partly cloudy in the east in the morning.

Limpopo

Temperature: Cloudy in the east at first with morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thunderstorms over the central parts

North West

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

Free State

Temperature: Fine and warm.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot but cool to cold in the south.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly in the morning, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.

Western Cape

Temperature: Morning fog patches along the west coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold but cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and rain in the south-west

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly becoming strong between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, where it will be moderating in the evening.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in places along the coast in the evening.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be light northerly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.

The Eastern half: Morning fog patches in places south of escapement at first, otherwise fine and warm.

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

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot in places in the west but partly cloudy in the north and along the coast.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light south-easterly in the north at first, otherwise moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

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

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