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THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: 2020-08-19
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
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WARNINGS:
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1. High seas with wave heights between 6-7m are expected between Cape Agulhas and Port St Johns today.

WATCHES:
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1. Storm surge is expected between Mossel Bay and Plettenberg Bay today.

SPECIAL WEATHER ADVISORIES:
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1. Very cold conditions are expected over interior of Northern and
Western Cape today, but only over the southern interior of Namakwa District tomorrow.
2. Light snowfalls are expected over the Western Cape mountainous
areas and southern high ground of Namakwa District (N-Cape) today(18/08/2020).

1. GAUTENG:
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Fine and cool to warm
The expected UVB sunburn index:High

2. MPUMALANGA:
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Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cold to cool but partly cloudy in the north east.

3. LIMPOPO:
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Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool but partly cloudy in the east and north.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Cool in the eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cold, becoming fine in the afternoon.

5. FREE STATE:
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Partly cloudy and cold to very cold, becoming fine in the evening.

6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy and cold, but very cold in the south where light snow is possible.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy in the east at first with isolated rain and showers in the
extreme east of south coast, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cold to cool.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to strong southerly to
south-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly along the south coast by late morning.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy and cold, but very cold in the interior, with morning rain
south of the escarpment. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Snowfalls can be expected over the high lying areas in the early morning.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Partly cloudy and cold to very cold, but cloudy along the coast
with rain in the south west until the afternoon. Frost expected
for the north in the morning.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Fine and cool but cold over the western parts, becoming partly
cloudy in the afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

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