News24 | Friday's weather: High fire danger conditions forecast in some parts, cool and warm across SA

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Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Free State. (Vlad Georgescu/Getty Images)

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Free State. (Vlad Georgescu/Getty Images)

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service.

Temperatures in the above-mentioned provinces are expected to reach the mid-20s.

Fire danger warnings

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-western parts of the Western Cape, central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, and south-western parts of the Free State.

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Cloudy in the morning, with partly cloudy and cool conditions and isolated thundershowers expected in the afternoon. The northern areas will experience warm temperatures.

Pretoria: 16°C — 25°C 

Johannesburg: 16°C — 24°C 

Vereeniging: 15°C — 24°C 

Mpumalanga: Expect morning fog patches and a chance of drizzle along the escarpment. The rest of the day will be cloudy and cool to warm, with potential isolated showers and thundershowers.

Mbombela: 17°C — 24°C 

Ermelo: 13°C — 20°C 

Emalahleni: 16°C — 25°C 

Standerton: 14°C — 22°C 

Skukuza: 20°C — 25°C 

Limpopo: The province will see cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers. Morning fog patches and a chance of drizzle are predicted along the escarpment.

Polokwane: 17°C — 22°C 

Phalaborwa: 20°C — 25°C 

Tzaneen: 17°C — 21°C 

Musina: 20°C — 25°C 

Lephalale: 20°C — 25°C 

Mokopane: 17°C — 27°C

North West: Initially cloudy in certain areas, but generally partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. The east will have isolated occurrences.

Klerksdorp: 16°C — 31°C 

Potchefstroom: 17°C — 29°C 

Mahikeng: 18°C — 30°C 

Rustenburg: 18°C — 27°C 

Vryburg: 16°C — 33°C 

Free State: The morning will feature clouds and fog patches in the east. As the day progresses, expect partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Bloemfontein: 16°C — 32°C 

Welkom: 16°C — 31°C 

Bethlehem: 14°C — 27°C 

Northern Cape: Coastal regions will remain cool, with the rest of the area experiencing fine and warm to hot weather. The north-east will have partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds will shift from moderate south-easterly to south-westerly in the afternoon.

Upington: 17°C — 36°C 

Kimberley: 15°C — 35°C 

De Aar: 13°C — 33°C 

Alexander Bay: 14°C — 25°C 

Springbok: 17°C — 31°C 

Calvinia: 15°C — 35°C 

Sutherland: 9°C — 31°C 

Western Cape: Morning clouds in the north-east will clear, leading to fine and warm to hot weather, with very hot conditions over the Central and Little Karoo. Coastal winds will vary from easterly to south-easterly, changing to south-westerly along the west coast in the afternoon.

Cape Town: 17°C — 28°C 

Vredendal: 15°C — 34°C 

Riversdale: 13°C — 31°C 

George: 15°C — 25°C 

Worcester: 14°C — 36°C 

Beaufort West: 14°C — 35°C 

Oudtshoorn: 14°C — 37°C 

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches over the interior will shift to fine and warm weather, turning hot in the extreme north. Coastal winds are expected to be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Initially cloudy in the east, then partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers. Light evening rain might occur along the Wild Coast. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

Gqeberha: 11°C — 25°C 

Makhanda: 10°C — 30°C 

Cradock: 10°C — 33°C 

Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 33°C 

East London: 16°C — 26°C 

Port St Johns: 17°C — 25°C 

Umtata: 14°C — 27°C 

Komani: 11°C — 30°C 

Qonce: 11°C — 29°C 

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior, followed by cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds will be light to moderate easterly to south-easterly north of Cape St Lucia, occasionally fresh.

Durban: 20°C — 27°C 

Richards Bay: 20°C — 27°C 

Pietermaritzburg: 15°C — 26°C 

Ladysmith: 15°C — 30°C 


*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.

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