NEWS
Warm weather is expected in most parts of the country
Shorts and slops or an umbrella? Here’s what the weather holds for every province in South Africa on Tuesday, 29 August 2023.
Severe weather alerts
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
NIL
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Dr Beyers Naude mainly Willowmore area, in places over Sarah Baartman District, Raymond Mhlaba, Inxuba Yethemba and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, Dawid Kruiper and Kai !Garib and interior of Namakwa Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape, the northern parts of the West Coast and Central Karoo District Municipalities of the Western Cape.
ADVISORIES:
A. A Heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Richtersveld municipality of the Northern Cape until Tuesday (29/08/2023).
B. A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Amathole District Municipality as well as Sunday River Valley, Makana and Ndlambe Local Municipalities as well as Buffalo City Metro until Thursday(31/08/2023).
ALSO READ: Weather forecast live updates
Conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Morning fog patches over the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Morning fog over the Highveld, otherwise fine and cold to cool. It will be partly cloudy in the east, but cloudy in the Lowveld.
Limpopo
Temperature: Partly cloudy in the south-west, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with drizzle along the escarpment.
North West
Temperature: Fine and cool to warm.
Free State
Temperature: Fine and cool to warm.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Fine and warm but cool in the south.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly.
Western Cape
Temperature: Fine and warm to hot.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly to northerly becoming moderate north-westerly along the west-coast, but light and variable along the south-coast in the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Fine and warm.
The Western half – The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly
The Eastern half: Fine and warm, but cool in places in the north.
The Eastern half – Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Morning fog patches in places over the interior and partly cloudy in the north-east, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places in the east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the south in the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate.
Stay up to date by viewing our daily Regional weather forecast here.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service. For a detailed forecast of your province, click here.