Wednesday's weather: Sweltering temperatures in at least two states as heatwave prepares

Heat waves and heat are expected in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.

The heat wave in the Eastern Cape is expected to continue until Saturday, according to the South African Weather Service, and the heat wave will continue in the Western Cape.

fire hazard warning

A very high fire risk is expected in the Central Karoo, Little Karoo, Cape Winelands, Cederberg and Swellendam municipalities in the Western Cape, and the Cummisberg and Hantam districts in the Northern 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 parts of the Western Cape (mainly inland) from Wednesday to Friday.

Weather in your area

Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with scattered showers and thunderstorms possible. gauteng province.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

Mpumalanga Partly cloudy and warm, but cloudy in the east with scattered drizzle and rain, but drizzle in the lowveld and cliffs.

Cloudy conditions in the east Limpopo Occasional light showers and rain are expected in the Lowveld and Cliffs.

Otherwise, partly cloudy conditions and warm to hot temperatures are expected.

of northwest The forecast is for clear skies at first in the east.

Otherwise, with the exception of the Far East, partly cloudy, warm to hot days are expected, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms.

It will be sunny, with some clouds, but temperatures will be warm and hot. free state.

Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the west in the afternoon.

of northern cape It will be cloudy at first and warm along the coast.

Otherwise, it will be cloudy with warm to very hot temperatures and a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the east.

Winds will be light and variable in the morning, but will become southwesterly in the afternoon.

The south coast will be cloudy western cape in the morning.

Otherwise, cloudy skies and warm to hot but very hot conditions are expected.

Very hot temperatures are expected in the central and Little Karoo, with isolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms expected in the northeast.

The wind along the coast will initially be a gentle easterly wind on the south coast, then a southerly wind in the west and southwest, and in the afternoon the wind from the south to southwest will become refreshing to strong.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

The western half is eastern cape It will be warm and hot along the coast.

Otherwise, mostly cloudy to cloudy with temperatures expected to be warm to very hot, with isolated thunderstorms expected in the afternoon, but scattered across the north.

Very hot conditions are expected in parts of the interior.

Winds along the coast will become calm to breezy easterly, reaching strong east of Algoa Bay in the afternoon, becoming calm to breezy southwesterly west of Cape St. Francis in the afternoon, spreading eastward.

Expect sunny to cloudy and hot to very hot weather in the eastern half of the state.

Scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms are expected along the far west and east escarpments.

Winds along the coast will be moderate to breezy northeasterly.

KwaZulu-Natal There will be morning fog indoors.

Otherwise, it will be warm and cloudy.

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 very high.