Regional Forecast
The weather forecast for March 19th
Last updated at 14:49 SAST
Warnings
Special weather advisories
1. A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in
places over the North West, Free State and central and eastern parts
of the Northern Cape until Wednesday but over the north-eastern
interior of the Eastern Cape until Friday.
Northern Cape
Fine and hot to very hot, but extremely hot in the north. It will become partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the north.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable but moderate to fresh southerly from the afternoon.
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Gauteng
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated evening thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
Limpopo
Cloudy along the escarpment in the morning with drizzle and fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers in the south from the afternoon.
North-West Province
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Free State
Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the east with isolated thundershowers.
Western Cape
Morning fog patches over the central interior and Overberg District, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, becoming cloudy along the south coast with light rain over the eastern parts of the south coast in the evening. It will be cool along the south-west and south coast.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Cape Columbine and east of Still Bay in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly to southerly reaching strong along the south-west coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
Western Half Of The Eastern Cape
Fine and warm but hot over the interior. It will become cloudy with light evening rain along the coast.
The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.
Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape
Fine and warm to hot, becoming cloudy along the coast with light evening rain.
The wind along the coast will be light northerly becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.
Kwazulu-Natal
Cloudy at first with morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be very hot in places in the extreme north-west.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly to easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
Updated at 14:49 SAST