High fire danger conditions expected in parts of Northern Cape

Although the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a warning for extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Dawid Kruiper, Kai !Garib and !Kheis Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape, on Saturday.

“Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions, fires may develop and spread rapidly, resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and animal life,” warned the weather service.

“Very hot” weather also is expected over the west coast interior in the Western Cape.

Saturday’s weather forecast

Gauteng: Cloudy with morning fog patches over the Highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.

Mpumalanga: Morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Limpopo: Morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with afternoon showers and thundershowers over the central and southern parts.

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North West: Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers

Free State: Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers

Northern Cape: Fine, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. It will be very hot in the northern parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

Western Cape: Cloudy over the Overberg in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot over the west coast interior. It will be cool along the south-coast. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south-coast becoming fresh easterly to south-easterly, otherwise fresh to strong south-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.

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Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in places over the southern interior, otherwise fine and warm, but cool in places along the coast. It will become partly cloudy in the east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be Light north-westerly, becoming light to moderate easterly from mid-morning.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thunderstorms in the north. It will become cloudy with light rain along the Wild Coast in the evening. The wind along the coast will be Light and variable, becoming light to moderate easterly from mid-morning, but north-easterly from the evening.

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KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be gentle to moderate easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.