WEATHER: Heat wave hits Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Mpumlanga

WEATHER: Heat wave hits Gauteng, North West, Limpopo and Mpumlanga

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in Gauteng, North-West, in places over the Mpumalanga escarpment and Limpopo from Friday, until at least Monday.

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Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, Limpopo Valley and the Western Bushveld of Limpopo.


Gauteng: Very hot in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and hot with late afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers.


Pretoria: 18 / 35

Johannesburg: 16 / 33


Mpumalanga: Fine and hot but very hot in places in the Lowveld and the Western Bushveld. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated thundershowers in the Highveld.


Mbombela: 19 / 32

Emalahleni: 15 / 33


Limpopo: Fine and hot but very hot in places in the Lowveld and the Western Bushveld. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated thundershowers in the south-west.


Polokwane: 20 / 32


North West: Very hot in the west, otherwise fine and hot becoming partly cloudy in the east with isolated late afternoon thundershowers.


Rustenburg: 18 / 35


Free State: Very hot in the north-west, otherwise fine and hot becoming partly cloudy in the east with isolated late afternoon thundershowers.


Bloemfontein: 15 / 36


Northern Cape: Fog patches along the coast at first, where it will be cool, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy and hot to very hot in places over the north.


Kimberley: 15 / 39


Western Cape: Cloudy and cool with rain along the south coast and adjacent interior, otherwise fine and warm but hot in places over the interior.


Cape Town: 18 / 27


Eastern Cape: Fine and warm to hot north of escarpment, but cloudy and cool in the south with isolated showers in places but scattered in the south-west.

Port Elizabeth: 14 / 21


KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy but cloudy in the south and warm but hot in the north-west. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, but isolated in the south-west.


Durban: 21 / 26


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