Forecast

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR MONDAY 2018-12-31
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 southern parts of the Northern Cape and also the west coast district and Central Karoo of the Western Cape

WATCHES:
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1. Severe thunderstorms are expected over south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
2. Heavy rainfall, in excess of 50mm expected in places over the eastern half of the North-West Province (Mahikeng, Ramotshere Moiloa, Ditsobotla,Dr Kenneth Kaunda, & Bojanala Platinum District).

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. Extremely hot temperatures are expected in places over the central Karoo of the Western Cape.

1. GAUTENG:
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Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index:High

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Cloudy and cool to warm with morning drizzle and fog patches
in places along the escarpment and Highveld and isolated showers in the south-west, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot, but scattered on the Highveld.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Cloudy and warm to hot with morning fog patches in places in the east and isolated showers in the Western Bushveld, becoming
partly cloudy from the afternoon with isolated showers and
thundershowers, but scattered in the Western Bushveld.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but
isolated in the west.

5. FREE STATE:
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Cloudy and warm to hot in the west, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.

6.NORTHERN CAPE:
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Cloudy along the north coast at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot over the interior, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the north-eastern parts in the
evening.
The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly becoming strong at times from the afternoon.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy over the eastern parts of the south coast at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places over the interior, and extremely hot over the north-eastern parts. It will become partly cloudy over the north-east from the afternoon, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly in the south, becoming light south-westerly in the evening, otherwise fresh southerly to south-easterly, strong at times.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Extreme

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in the north. Isolated
thundershowers are expected in the north from afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh easterly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in the north. Isolated
thundershowers are expected in the north but scattered in the southern Drakensberg from afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate easterly becoming north easterly by evening.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-west.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh north-easterly but moderate easterly to south-easterly along the south coast.

The expected UVB sunburn index:Moderate

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