Most parts of the country can expect cloudy, warm to hot days.
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The South African Weather Service expects the start of the new moon to be partly cloudy and temperatures to be mild to hot.
A heat wave continues in the Eastern Cape and sweltering temperatures in the Western Cape.
Fire hazard warning
Very high fire danger is expected in the Northern Cape and western parts of the Western Cape.
recommendation
The heatwave is expected to continue until Saturday, with some places experiencing high temperatures in the Sarah Baartman and Chris Hani district municipalities, as well as Raymond Mlaba and Amarati district municipalities in the Eastern Cape.
Very unpleasant and very hot conditions are expected in mainly inland parts of the Western Cape until Friday.
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— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherService) January 30, 2024
Weather in your area
gauteng province It is expected to be cloudy and warm.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
The forecast is for cloudy skies in the east Mpumalanga at first.
Drizzle is expected in the morning along the escarpment, with a chance of light rain in the evening, but it will be cooler.
Otherwise, it will be warm and cloudy.
Limpopo It will be cloudy at times in the east, with light drizzle and rain possible in places in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valleys.
Otherwise, expect cloudy skies and warmer temperatures.
It will be hot in places in the western Bushveld.
Temperatures are expected to be warm and cloudy northwestisolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the west.
of free state It is expected to be cloudy and warm.
Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected in the west.
Extremely high temperatures are expected in the north, northern cape.
Otherwise, partly cloudy conditions are expected in the north with warm to hot days, but very hot temperatures.
Localized showers and thunderstorms are expected, except in the western part of the state.
Winds along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, but will become southwesterly in the afternoon.
of western cape It will be cloudy and warm in the east and south.
Otherwise, sunny skies are expected across parts of the West Coast region, with hot but very hot to very hot temperatures.
Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected across the interior Northeast by evening.
Along the coast, strong southeasterly winds will blow along the southwest coast.
Otherwise, expect light south to southeast winds to reach fresh at times, becoming light to moderate west to southwest winds east of Stirby from early morning.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
Along the western half of the coast, cloudy skies and warmer temperatures are expected. eastern cape.
Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy, with high to very high temperatures, and scattered showers and thunderstorms in the west and north.
Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy from the southwest, becoming easterly in the afternoon and increasing in places.
The eastern half of the state will experience morning fog in locations south of the bluffs.
Otherwise, sunny skies and warm temperatures are expected, with a cloudy afternoon and isolated thunderstorms expected in the north.
Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy northeasterly, increasing in places.
KwaZulu-Natal There will be morning fog indoors.
The rest of the year will be cloudy and warm, although there will be some hot spots in the north.
Showers and rain are expected in the Northeast.
Along the coast, winds will be calm to breezy from the east to northeast.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
