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THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2019-10-28
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 expected over the North West and Free State Provinces, the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, northern and central interior of the Eastern Cape, Central Karoo of the Western Cape extending as well as western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
2.Localised flooding is expected over susceptible informal
settlements of the Cape Metropole and Overberg District with
possible heavy falls over the mountains.
3.Gale force W to SW winds (60-70km/h, gusting 70-80km/h) are expected along the coastal regions between Gordon’s Bay and Port Alfred by afternoon.

WATCHES:
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1.Severe thunderstorms are expected over the eastern parts of
Mpumalanga and the south-eastern parts of Limpopo on Monday.
2.High seas with wave heights in excess of 6m are expected along
the coast between Cape Agulhas and Port Alfred from Monday evening into Tuesday.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1.A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over
the eastern parts of North West and Free State, Limpopo and Gauteng Provinces persisting until Monday.
2.Extremely hot temperatures are expected in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and the Limpopo Valley, Limpopo Lowveld and the Western Bushveld on Monday.
3.Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable
conditions in Limpopo and the Lowveld of Mpumalanga on Monday.
4.Strong NW winds (55 to 60km/h) are expected over the Central Karoo
District and the Breede Valley of the Western Cape and Karoo
Hoogland municipality of the Northern Cape.

1. GAUTENG:
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Fine, becoming partly cloudy and hot from afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index:Extreme

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Partly cloudy in the east at first, otherwise fine and hot but very
hot to extremely hot in the Lowveld. It will become partly cloudy
from the afternoon with isolated to scattered thundershowers in the
east.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Partly cloudy and very hot but extremely hot in the Lowveld, Limpopo Valley and Western Bushveld. Isolated thundershowers are expected from the afternoon but scattered in the south-eastern parts.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Fine, windy and warm to hot.

5. FREE STATE:
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Fine, windy and cool to warm.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Warm in the north-east and extreme north, otherwise fine, windy and cool, becoming partly cloudy in the central parts by late morning with isolated showers in the extreme west, clearing in the evening.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy and cool to cold with isolated to scattered showers, but
widespread in places over the south-west. Windy conditions can be expected along the south-west and south coast, as well as over the
Karoo.
The wind along the coast will be strong westerly to south-westerly,
reaching gale force along the south-west and south coast from the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Moderate

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Fine and cool, but cloudy with scattered showers and rain along the coast, but isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent
interior east of Cape St Francis, spreading to the interior by mid-morning.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly,
becoming strong east of Tstistikamma by late morning, spreading west to Plettenberg Bay in the afternoon, reaching gale west of Cape St Francis at times in the late afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain, but partly cloudy over the northern interior.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh south westerly,
becoming strong in the afternoon, reaching gale in places south of Kei
Mouth in the evening.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Fine in the west at first otherwise cloudy and cool but warm to hot in
places in the north. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected except in the extreme west.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly
becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Low

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