Partly cloudy and warm across the country

The South African Weather Service predicts that Tuesday will be a partly cloudy and warm day across most regions of the country. In Gauteng, the day is expected to be partly cloudy and warm, with the UVB sunburn index rated as extreme. Residents are advised to take necessary precautions to protect themselves from the harmful effects of the sun.

Early morning fog patches are expected along the Mpumalanga escarpment, while the province will experience partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions, with isolated showers and thundershowers expected in the east. In Limpopo, the day will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers expected throughout the region.

The North West will experience fine and cool to warm conditions, while the Free State will be cloudy and cool to warm, with fog patches in the east in the morning. The Northern Cape will be cloudy to partly cloudy, with mist along the coast and adjacent interior in the morning, and fine and warm to hot conditions prevailing throughout the region. However, it will be cool over the southern interior.

The wind along the coast will be light southerly, becoming moderate in the afternoon. In the Western Cape, the day will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with morning fog along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly in the south in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly. It will become strong in the west towards the evening. The UVB sunburn index is rated as high in this region.

In the south-east of the Eastern Cape, the day will be partly cloudy to cloudy, with possible light rain between Port Elizabeth and Port Alfred. The western half of the province will be fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, becoming southerly in the afternoon, but light north-easterly in the evening.

In KwaZulu-Natal, the day will be partly cloudy, with isolated showers and rain expected throughout the region. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly, while the UVB sunburn index is rated as high. Residents are advised to take necessary precautions to avoid exposure to harmful UV rays.