Forecast

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR SATURDAY: 2018-11-17
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
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WARNINGS:
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1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the western parts of the Free State and the North-West provinces.

WATCHES:
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1. Severe thunderstorms are expected over the highveld of Mpumalanga.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. Extremely hot conditions are expected in the Lowveld of
Mpumalanga tomorrow.
2. Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga tomorrow.
3. Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are expected in places over Gauteng, south-western parts of Limpopo until Sunday but until Monday for the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, Free State and the North-West.

1. GAUTENG:
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Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot
with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

The expected UVB sunburn Index: High

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered thunderstorms from the afternoon, except in the Lowveld where it will be very hot to extremely hot.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy from afternoon with isolated thunderstorms in the south and south-west.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the extreme east.

5. FREE STATE:
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Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the extreme east.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Cool along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot
but very hot in places in the north.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, but strong in the north, spreading to Hondeklip Bay in the afternoon.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy in places at first, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy over the south-western and extreme eastern parts, becoming fine. It will be cool along the south coast.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly becoming strong between Hondeklip Bay and Cape Columbine by the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn Index: Extreme

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy and cool to warm with patches of light rain along the southwest coast, clearing from the west in the afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly
becoming light to moderate southwesterly midday.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy and cool with light rain along the escarpment and in the east at first. It will be fine and warm north of the escarpment.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southwesterly but fresh to strong along the Wild Coast.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Morning fog over eastern escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered morning and evening showers in the south-east
It will be partly cloudy and warm but hot in the extreme west with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly in the north at first, otherwise fresh to strong south-westerly.

The expected UVB sunburn Index: High

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