Forecast

THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR FRIDAY: 2019-03-01
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 north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, northern parts of Free State and the North West Province.

WATCHES:
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Nil.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo, as well as over the the eastern parts of North West until Sunday.

1. GAUTENG:
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Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy with afternoon thundershowers in the north.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Cloudy in the east with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated thunderstorms except in the south-west where it will be hot in places.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Cloudy along the south-eastern escarpment in the morning and evening, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms from afternoon.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Fine and hot, but very hot in the extreme west and in the north-east.

5. FREE STATE:
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Cloudy with morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise fine and hot, but warm along Lesotho borders.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy in the south-west at first, otherwise fine and warm, but hot in places over the central interior.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy along the coastal areas with light rain along the south coast, otherwise fine and warm.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly but moderate westerly along the south coast .

The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy and cool with light rain along the coast, otherwise fine and warm.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Fine and warm, becoming cloudy south of the escarpment with drizzle in places in the evening.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and
thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

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