WEATHER: Frost, fog and strong winds forecast for parts of SA

Get daily updates on temperatures, winds and UVB levels, and see what the SA Weather Service predicts for the country.

Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.

The South African Weather Service has issued weather updates stating that strong winds, frost and fog are expected in some provinces.

SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS

IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS

Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging Winds and Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Table Bay and Cape Agulhas from the afternoon until Thursday morning.

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of the eastern parts of the Northern Cape.

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces

Gauteng

Gauteng can expect fine and cool.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Moderate

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect morning frost in places in the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

Limpopo

In Limpopo, morning frost in places, otherwise fine and warm, but cool in places.

North West

North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect fine and cool.

Free State

In the Free State, partly cloudy in the west at first, otherwise fine and cool.

Northern Cape

Morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy cool to warm, becoming fine in the east. It will be windy over the eastern parts in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly.

Western Cape

Morning fog along the western and south-western coastline and adjacent interior with drizzle patches in the south-west, otherwise, partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will become windy in places over the southwestern parts and the Central Karoo in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be strong north-westerly along the west and south-west coasts but moderate to fresh along the south coast.

The expected UVB sunburn index is Moderate

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light northerly becoming light south-westerly in the afternoon.

The Eastern half: Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light northerly to north-easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Partly cloudy with fog patches in the east in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to south-westerly in the south in the morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Very High

Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.