Western Cape’s hot temperatures to persist until Friday night

The weather service said that very hot temperatures will result in very uncomfortable conditions for parts of the Western Cape…

By: Storm Simpson

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued an Extreme Discomfort Advisory for the Western Cape on Thursday, 8 December, due to the very hot temperatures in the province.

READ: Heat advisory: 40°C for parts of the Western Cape

EXTREME DISCOMFORT ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN CAPE

The Extreme Discomfort Advisory is valid from 10:00 on Thursday until 21:00 on Friday, 9 December.

“Very hot temperatures will result in very uncomfortable conditions over the interior of the Western Cape today and tomorrow…” said the weather service.

Similar conditions are expected in the interior of the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape on Friday.

The weather service said temperatures reaching close to 40 degrees Celsius are expected to occur in places.

As previously reported, SAWS typically advises residents to stay out of direct sunlight as far as possible during such periods of intense heat.

The potential impacts of the hot temperatures behind the Extreme Discomfort Advisory include:

• Hyperthermia is a threat because when temperatures are extremely high, the human ability to regulate body temperature through sweat is reduced.
• Heat stroke is the most serious health and safety concern in an extremely hot environment. It can be fatal if medical attention is not available immediately.

READ:

• ‘Best in the World’: Expats rank social life in Cape Town
• 30 ways Cape Town has cleaned up it’s wetlands and waterways
• SEE: HUGE whale washes up on Cape Town beach
• It’s hot: Rare ‘extreme discomfort advisory’ for the Western Cape