South Africa

Regional weather forecast, Saturday, 08 October 2022

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

Severe Weather Alerts

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:

1.Nil

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:

1.Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Blouberg, Lephalale Local municipalities of Limpopo, DR Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality, Ramotshere Moiloa and Ditsobotla Local municipalities of North West, Mangaung ,Xhariep and Lejwele putswa District Municipalities of Free State, Matzikama, Bergrivier and Beaufort West municipalities of the Western Cape, Joe Gqabi and Chris Hani District Municipalitiesof Eastern Cape as well as over the Northern Cape except KarooHogland and Richersveld.

ADVISORIES:

1.NIL

Temperature and UVB forecast

Gauteng:

Temperature: Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated thundershowers in the south.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot in the Lowveld.

Limpopo:

Temperature: Fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy in the east.

North-West Province:

Temperature: Fine, windy and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the southern part.

Free State:

Temperature: Morning fog patches in the east where it will be cloudy, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Northern Cape:

Temperature: Morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but cool to warm in places in the west, becoming partly cloudy in the extreme east where there is possible isolated showers and thundershowers. Windy conditions are expected over the north-eastern part.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly

Western Cape:

Temperature: Morning fog in places, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but cool to warm along the south coast.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to strong easterly east of Cape Agulhas at first, becoming light to moderate south-westerly to westerly, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.

Eastern Cape:

The Western half –Partly cloudy in places over interior at first, otherwise fine and hot, but warm in places along the coast.

The Western half -Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.

The Eastern half -Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

The Eastern half -The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Kwazulu-Natal:

Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west.

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

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very high.

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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.

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