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WEATHER: Rain, strong winds and waves expected in some parts of South Africa

Very rough seas are expected in coastal provinces this weekend. Image: PickPik

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

Severe weather alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

A. Yellow level 4 warning for wind leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected from Monday continuing into Wednesday morning between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas, but from Cape Agulhas to Plettenberg Bay only on Wednesday.

B.Yellow level 2 warning for waves resulting in localised disruption of small harbours and ports for a short period is expected from Monday afternoon between Cape Columbine and Plettenberg Bay, spreading to Alexander Bay by evening and persisting through to Wednesday.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the North West province, north- eastern parts of the Northern Cape, most parts of the Free State, the uThukela, Amajuba, uMzinyathi and Zululand District Municipalities of KwaZulu-Natal as well as over the Sarah Baartman and Chris Hani District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, including the Raymond Mhlaba, and Walter Sisulu Local Municipalities.

ADVISORIES:

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Conditions and UVB forecast

Gauteng

Temperature: Fine and cool to warm.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

Mpumalanga

Temperature: Fine and warm but hot over the lowveld.

Limpopo

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

North West

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.

Free State

Temperature: Fine and cool to warm.

Northern Cape

Temperature: Fine in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly.

Western Cape

Temperature: Cloudy with rain and isolated showers in the south-west, but scattered in the extreme south-west ,otherwise partly cloudy and cool. It will be windy over the interior.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong west to north-westerly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low.

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Fine, windy and cool, becoming partly cloudy to by the afternoon.

The Western half – The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

The Eastern half: Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior by late afternoon.

The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north -easterly at first, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the late morning.

KwaZulu-Natal

Temperature: Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and warm but hot in places over the interior.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-westerly from the south tomorrow afternoon, spreading to Richard’s Bay by the end of the day.

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.