Extremely hot conditions expected in parts of Western Cape

Extremely hot conditions are expected over the Prince Albert, Oudtshoorn and Kannaland municipalities of the Western Cape on Tuesday, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned.

“Extremely uncomfortable conditions” are also expected over the Central and Little Karoo, including Swellendam, Hessequa and Knysna Municipalities of the Western Cape.

The weather service has also issued a yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds offshore between Plettenberg Bay and Kei River Mouth, spreading to Port Edward by afternoon, causing difficulty in navigation and local disruptions within ports and harbours.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central interior of the Northern Cape as well as Central and Little Karoo and Breede Valley municipality of the Western Cape.

Tuesday’s weather forecast

Gauteng: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.

Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy in the lowveld where it will be warm, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers on the highveld and escarpment areas.

Limpopo: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in the south-east.

North West: Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south and extreme north-east, but fine in the extreme west at first.

Free State: Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but fine in the west at first.

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Northern Cape: Fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the northwest . It will become partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers later over the central parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.

Western Cape: Cloudy with fog patches along the west and south coast in the morning, where it will become partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will be fine and hot to very hot over the interior, but extremely hot over the Little Karoo.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north to north-westerly along the west coast, otherwise fresh to strong east to north-easterly in the morning. It will become moderate west to south-west and southerly along the south coast during the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise fine and very hot to extremely hot, but warm along the coast. It will become partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the north from the afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, reaching strong in the east. It will become fresh south westerly west of Cape St Francis from the evening.

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Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches in places south of the escapement, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly.

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly to easterly, becoming north-easterly from the south in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate.