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THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2020-08-08
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.
THIS FORECAST WILL BE UPDATED AT 05:00 SAST.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
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WARNINGS:
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1. Extremely high fire danger conditions over the central and the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, Central Karoo of the Western Cape and the western parts of the Eastern Cape.

WATCHES:
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2. Gale force NW wind (62 to 74km/h) is expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, and over the Central Karoo of the Western Cape as well as southern high ground of the Northern Cape

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. Strong to near gale (50-70km/h) north easterly winds leading to dust storms are expected over the Richtersveld, Nama Khoi and Kamiesberg Municipalities in the Northern Cape.

2. Strong (50-65km/h) north westerly winds are expected over the western parts of Namakwa in the Northern Cape and interior of Western Cape on Saturday (08/08/2020) but persisting over the interior of the Western Cape on Sunday.

3. Strong to near gale force (60-70km/h) north westerly winds are expected along the coast between Alexander Bay and Cape Point on Saturday (08/08/2020) but strong to gale force (65-80km/h) westerly to south-westerly between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay overnight into Sunday (09/08/2020).

1. GAUTENG:
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Fine and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Morning fog patches along the escarpment where it will be cold otherwise fine and cool.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine and cool.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Fine and cool, becoming windy over the extreme west and central interior.

5. FREE STATE:
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Fine and cool.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Morning frost over the southern high ground otherwise fine, windy and cool but warm in the west, becoming partly cloudy with light rain along the coast by the evening.
The wind along the coast will be strong north-westerly.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Morning frost over the northern interior; otherwise fine, windy and cool to warm becoming partly cloudy with light rain in the evening along the west coast and Cape Metropole.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly to easterly in the early morning; otherwise light and variable, becoming strong to near gale north-westerly along the west coast from the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Early morning fog patches in places in the southeast, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm but cool over north eastern interior.
The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate north westerly, becoming light north easterly in the evening.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Early morning fog patches in places in the south, otherwise fine to partly cloudy in the west and warm but cool over north interior.
The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate north westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Morning fog over the interior otherwise fine and cool.
The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

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