Regional Forecast
The weather forecast for October 19th
Last updated at 03:15 SAST
Warnings
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over northern KwaZulu-
Natal, the eastern parts of both Free State and North West, northern parts of
Gauteng and the central and south-western parts of Limpopo.
Special weather advisories
A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the
Mpumalanga Highveld, the southern parts of the Mpumalanga Lowveld as well
as the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo.
Gauteng
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme south. It will be hot in places in the north. The expected UVB sunburn index: High
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Mpumalanga
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south as well as in the Lowveld, where it will be very hot. It will be windy over the Highveld.
Limpopo
Fine and hot to very hot but extremely hot in places in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley. It will become partly cloudy in the south-west.
North West
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west.
Free State
Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Northern Cape
Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly.
Western Cape
Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain in the morning over the central and eastern interior but scattered along the eastern parts of the south coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly in the west and south-west but moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly along the south-coast. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
Western Half Of The Eastern Cape
Cloudy and cool with widespread rain and showers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.
Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape
Cloudy and cool with widespread rain and showers. Thunderstorms are likely over the interior in the morning. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.
Kwazulu-Natal
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places over the northern parts with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly becoming moderate to fresh in the south from the morning spreading to the north during the day reaching strong in places. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate AND
Updated at 03:15 SAST