Share

Wednesday's weather: Partly cloudy, cool to cold conditions expected

The South African Weather Service has issued a veld fire warning for two provinces on Wednesday, otherwise partly cloudy to cold temperatures are expected. 

Warnings

Conditions favourable for the development of veld fires are expected in the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State and extreme south-western parts of the North West.

The weather in your province

Gauteng will be fine and cool.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.

Mpumalanga will be cloudy along the escarpment in the morning, with morning fog patches where it will be cold, otherwise fine and cool but partly cloudy on the Lowveld.

In Limpopo, there will be morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy and cool in the east.

Conditions in the North West and Free State will be fine and cool to warm.

In the Northern Cape, there will be morning frost over the southern high ground, otherwise fine and cool, but cold in the west.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, reaching gale force at times north of Hondeklip Bay.

The Western Cape will be cloudy to partly cloudy and cold, with isolated rain and showers along the south coast, becoming fine in the west from midday.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly west of Cape Agulhas, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly. 

The expected UVB sunburn index is low.

In the western half of the Eastern Cape, it will be partly cloudy and cold but cloudy with isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly.

The eastern half of the Western Cape will be cloudy and cold with isolated showers south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly.

There will be  morning fog over the interior in KwaZulu-Natal, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool but cold in places. 

Isolated showers are expected in the east and Midlands. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south-easterly, becoming north-easterly in the evening.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.

w
The forecast for 5 August.

Compiled by Kamva Somdyala

Click here to see the specific forecast for your city over the next few days

We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred
Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South Africans who look to News24 to bring them news they can trust every day. As we celebrate 25 years, become a News24 subscriber as we strive to keep you informed, inspired and empowered.
Join News24 today
heading
description
username
Show Comments ()
Voting Booth
Should the Proteas pick Faf du Plessis for the T20 World Cup in West Indies and the United States in June?
Please select an option Oops! Something went wrong, please try again later.
Results
Yes! Faf still has a lot to give ...
68% - 2247 votes
No! It's time to move on ...
32% - 1073 votes
Vote
Rand - Dollar
18.50
+0.3%
Rand - Pound
23.21
+0.2%
Rand - Euro
19.93
-0.1%
Rand - Aus dollar
12.24
-0.4%
Rand - Yen
0.12
-0.2%
Platinum
962.90
+0.5%
Palladium
944.50
+0.6%
Gold
2,293.79
-0.4%
Silver
26.34
-1.3%
Brent Crude
83.67
+0.3%
Top 40
70,300
+0.5%
All Share
76,428
+0.5%
Resource 10
60,246
-0.2%
Industrial 25
107,200
+1.3%
Financial 15
16,554
-0.2%
All JSE data delayed by at least 15 minutes Iress logo
Editorial feedback and complaints

Contact the public editor with feedback for our journalists, complaints, queries or suggestions about articles on News24.

LEARN MORE