Extremely hot conditions that could cause fires are expected in at least four states.
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According to the South African Weather Service, a heatwave is expected to hit parts of the country on Tuesday, bringing high temperatures.
Fire hazard warning
Very high fire danger is expected in the western and southern parts of the Northern Cape, northeastern Western Cape, central and southwestern Free State provinces, and western parts of the Eastern Cape.
recommendation
Heatwave conditions are also expected in the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the north-west (excluding the far northeast), and the Free State (excluding the far east), with continued high temperatures exceeding average maximum temperatures. Until Thursday for the interior of the Eastern Cape, but until Wednesday in the Eastern Cape.
Weather in your area
gauteng province It will be hot in the north, but otherwise cloudy and warm with afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
The expected UVB sunburn index is very high.
in Mpumalangacloudy weather with morning fog is expected along the cliffs and in the southern part of the Highveld, but otherwise partly cloudy and warm with showers and thunderstorms expected, except in the Lowveld, where it will be hot.
Cloudy skies are expected in the east Limpopo There will be fog along the southern cliffs in the morning, but otherwise cloudy, warm and hot with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
of northwest It will be partly cloudy and hot to very hot with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
It will be a sunny and hot to very hot day. free stateIt will be cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the central and eastern parts of the country in the afternoon.
of northern cape It will be cloudy and foggy along the coast in the morning, but otherwise sunny and warm to hot, but very hot to very hot in the central and eastern interior. Tohoku will become cloudy in the afternoon.
Winds along the coast will be light to moderate southerly, becoming light to strong in the afternoon.
Fog is expected to form in parts of the west in the morning. western capeOtherwise, it will be cloudy to partly cloudy, cool to warm in coastal areas, and sunny and hot to very hot inland.
Winds along the coast will initially be westerly along the south coast, moderate southerly to the west and southwest, and breezy southwesterly elsewhere.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.
of eastern cape Partly cloudy along the coast, but otherwise sunny and hot with very hot weather, partly cloudy and isolated thunderstorms in the north.
Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy from the southwest.
The eastern half of the state will be partly cloudy along the coast, but otherwise sunny, warm and hot, with parts cloudy and isolated thunderstorms in the north. Fog may be present on the south side of the cliffs early in the morning.
Winds along the coast will be breezy to strong northeasterly, with calm to breezy southwesterly winds in the south by early morning.
KwaZulu-Natal It will be cloudy, warm and hot except for some scattered morning fog inland, but will clear by the afternoon along the coast.
Winds along the coast will be moderate to breezy northeasterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.