Forecast

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY 2018-12-17
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 eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the western parts of both the North West and Free State, the central Karoo of the Western Cape and the northern interior of the Eastern Cape.

WATCHES:
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Nil.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the Central Karoo (Western Cape) until Tuesday.

2. Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions along the coast between Storms River and Kei Mouth as well as the interior south of the Winterberg of the Eastern Cape, the Lowveld of Mpumalanga
and the eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal.

1. GAUTENG:
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Partly cloudy and hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index:Low

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thunderstorms on the Highveld.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated thundershowers over the southern parts.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Very hot in places in the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot with isolated thundershowers.

5. FREE STATE:
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Very hot in places in the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, but warm in the northeast with isolated showers and thundershowers.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Cool to warm along the coast with evening fog patches, otherwise fine and hot to very hot becoming partly cloudy during the afternoon with isolated thundershowers in the east.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate north-westerly to westerly.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Extremely hot in the Central Karoo, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to
very hot but cloudy along the south coast with morning and evening
drizzle patches. Evening fog patches are expected along the west coast.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly to
easterly but north-westerly to westerly along the west coast.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Extreme

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy along the coast at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, but
very hot over the interior with isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate easterly

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy along the coast at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot. Isolated afternoon and evening thunderstorms are expected north of theWinterberg.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate easterly

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Fine and warm to hot but humid in the east, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers, but scattered in the west.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh towards midday.

The expected UVB sunburn index:High

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