Hot to very hot conditions are expected in parts of the Northern Cape and along the Western Cape’s West Coast, and strong winds in the south of Cape Point.
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The South African Weather Service has warned that hot to very hot conditions are expected in parts of the Northern Cape and along the Western Cape’s West Coast, and strong winds in the south of Cape Point.
An intense cold front is expected in parts of the Western Cape and the Northern Cape from next week.
Strong winds south of Cape Point, which may result in hazardous sea conditions.
Advisories
A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Richtersveld municipality of the Northern Cape until Saturday.
An intense cold front is expected to affect the Western Cape and the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape until 21 May. The public and small stock farmers are advised to expect very cold conditions, heavy rainfall, snowfalls, strong to gale-force winds, and very rough seas.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Partly cloudy in the extreme north-west, but otherwise fine and cool.
Pretoria: 10°C — 23°C
Johannesburg: 9°C — 22°C
Vereeniging: 7°C — 23°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog over the Highveld and Escarpment will give way to partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions as the day progresses.
Mbombela: 11°C — 26°C
Ermelo: 8°C — 23°C
Emalahleni: 10°C — 20°C
Standerton: 8°C — 23°C
Skukuza: 13°C — 29°C
Limpopo: Expect partly cloudy skies and warm weather, though central parts will remain cool.
Polokwane: 8°C — 23°C
Phalaborwa: 15°C — 29°C
Tzaneen: 13°C — 26°C
Musina: 15°C — 28°C
Lephalale: 9°C — 26°C
Mokopane: 9°C — 25°C
North West: Morning fog patches in the eastern areas are expected, followed by fine and cool weather. It will turn partly cloudy later.
Klerksdorp: 6°C — 24°C
Potchefstroom: 6°C — 23°C
Mahikeng: 7°C — 24°C
Rustenburg: 9°C — 24°C
Vryburg: 6°C — 25°C
Free State: Morning fog patches in places will clear to fine and cool conditions, with increasing cloudiness as the day ends.
Bloemfontein: 6°C — 23°C
Welkom: 6°C — 24°C
Bethlehem: 4°C — 23°C
Northern Cape: Fine and cool to warm conditions are expected, with the extreme western regions experiencing hot to very hot weather. Partly cloudy conditions will develop later.
Coastal winds will be light to moderate north-easterly, changing to south-easterly in the evening.
Upington: 7°C — 27°C
Kimberley: 7°C — 25°C
De Aar: 9°C — 23°C
Alexander Bay: 19°C — 33°C
Springbok: 19°C — 29°C
Calvinia: 14°C — 26°C
Sutherland: 4°C — 22°C
Western Cape: Fog and cloud will dominate along the southwest and south coast in the morning, but it will clear to partly cloudy and warm weather. The West Coast will experience hot conditions.
Coastal winds will be south to south-easterly, becoming easterly from the afternoon. Winds south of Cape Point may become fresh to strong.
Cape Town: 19°C — 27°C
Vredendal: 17°C — 35°C
Riversdale: 12°C — 27°C
George: 13°C — 23°C
Worcester: 9°C — 31°C
Beaufort West: 15°C — 29°C
Oudtshoorn: 11°C — 30°C
Eastern Cape: Gqberha will remain partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy along the coast and nearby areas in the evening.
Coastal winds will see changing patterns later in the evening.
Gqeberha: 14°C — 26°C
Makhanda: 15°C — 30°C
Cradock: 11°C — 28°C
Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 27°C
East London: 18°C — 28°C
Port St Johns: 16°C — 28°C
Mthatha: 13°C — 27°C
Komani: 6°C — 25°C
Qonce: 16°C — 30°C
KwaZulu-Natal: The day will start off fine and cool to warm. Expect partly cloudy conditions by late afternoon. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, changing to light to moderate westerly to south-westerly along the south coast by evening.
Durban: 17°C — 26°C
Richard’s Bay: 19°C — 29°C
Pietermaritzburg: 12°C — 26°C
Ladysmith: 9°C — 25°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.