Extremely hot conditions that could cause fires are expected in several states.
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The South African Weather Service has warned that there is a very high risk of fire in some parts of the country.
At the same time, a heat wave with sweltering temperatures is expected to hit four states.
Shock-based warning
A yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with the potential for damaging winds and large amounts of small hail is in place for the south-west Free State and south-east Northern Cape.
Fire hazard warning
Very high fire danger is expected in the Northern Cape Interior, the Northeast Interior of the Western Cape, the Northern Interior of the Eastern Cape, the central and western Free State, and the southwest Free State. Northwestern and northernmost part of Limpopo province.
recommendation
A heat wave with high temperatures is expected to continue in the eastern part of the Northern Cape, Free State and locations in the north-west until Saturday, while in the far north of the Eastern Cape until Friday.
Weather in your area
gauteng province It will be cloudy in the morning, but otherwise cloudy and warm with a chance of scattered showers and thunderstorms.
The expected UVB sunburn index is high.
Warm and cloudy with afternoon showers and thunderstorms expected. Mpumalangaexcept for the Lowveld, but are scattered throughout the Highveld.
Limpopo Partly cloudy, warm temperatures with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the southwest.
Partly cloudy, hot to very hot days with a chance of showers and thunderstorms are expected. northwest.
of free state Sunny in the morning but otherwise cloudy with hot to very hot days and scattered showers and thunderstorms across the south.
It will be sunny in the south northern cape It will be cloudy, windy and very hot late into the night.
Isolated showers and thunderstorms are scattered across the southeast.
Winds along the coast will be calm south to southeast, decreasing by the evening.
of western cape Cloudy skies are expected in the east, clearing from the north by midday. Otherwise, it will be sunny and warm or hot.
Coastal winds will become calm to breezy easterly along the south coast, becoming light to moderate southwesterly by late evening. Fresh to strong south to southeast winds, becoming light to moderate southwest winds in the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
The western half is eastern cape It will be cloudy at first in the south, with drizzle and fog east of Cape St. Francis.
The weather is expected to be cloudy and warm to hot, but inland it will be very hot in places.
Localized showers and thunderstorms are possible in the north from late afternoon.
Winds along the coast will be light and variable at first, but will become easterly to gale by midnight.
It will be cloudy with light rain along the eastern half of the state along the coast and adjacent inland areas.
It will be cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the evening.
Winds along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly, becoming northeasterly by evening.
It will be cloudy with a chance of showers and rain in the morning. KwaZulu-Natal.
It will be cloudy and warm in the west with afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Winds along the coast are expected to be calm south-westerly in the south, but otherwise calm to breezy from the east to north-east, extending into Port Edward by the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index is very high.