Heatwaves and hot weather expected in the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.

The heatwave in the Eastern Cape is expected to last until Saturday, with places in the Western Cape following suit with scorching temperatures, according to the South African Weather Service.

Fire danger warning

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Central Karoo, Little Karoo, Cape Winelands, Cederberg and Swellendam municipalities in the Western Cape, as well as the Kamiesberg and Hantam districts in the Northern Cape.

Advisories

A heatwave is expected to continue until Saturday with persistently high temperatures in places over the Sarah Baartman and Chris Hani district municipalities, as well as the Raymond Mhlaba and Amahlathi local municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

Extremely uncomfortable and very hot conditions are expected in places over the Western Cape (mainly the interior) from Wednesday until Friday.

The weather in your region

Partly cloudy and warm temperatures with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in Gauteng.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

Mpumalanga will be partly cloudy and warm but cloudy in the east with isolated light showers and rain but drizzle on the Lowveld and escarpment.

Cloudy conditions in the east of Limpopo are forecasted with isolated light showers and rain on the Lowveld and escarpment at times.

Otherwise, partly cloudy conditions and warm to hot temperatures are expected.

The North West is forecasted to be fine in the east at first.

Otherwise, partly cloudy, and warm to hot temperatures with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, except in the far east.

It will be fine, with some cloud and warm to hot temperatures, in the Free State.

Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are forecasted in the west.

The Northern Cape will be cloudy with warm conditions along the coast at first.

Otherwise, partly cloudy, and hot to very hot temperatures are expected, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

The wind will be light and variable in the morning, becoming fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

It will be cloudy along the south coast of the Western Cape in the morning.

Otherwise, partly cloudy, and warm to hot but very hot conditions are expected in places.

Extremely hot temperatures are forecasted over the Central and Little Karoo with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers over the extreme north-eastern parts.

The wind along the coast will be a moderate easterly at first along the south coast and southerly in the west and south-west, becoming fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

The western half of the Eastern Cape will be warm to hot along the coast.

Otherwise, partly cloudy to cloudy conditions and hot to very hot temperatures are forecasted with isolated afternoon thundershowers but scattered in the north.

Extremely hot conditions are expected in places over the interior.

The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh easterly reaching strong east of Algoa Bay in the afternoon, becoming a moderate to fresh south-westerly west of Cape St Francis in the afternoon, spreading eastwards.

Fine to partly cloudy conditions and hot to very hot temperatures are expected in the eastern half of the province.

Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are forecasted in the extreme west and along the eastern escarpment.

The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh north-easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal will have morning fog over the interior.

Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy with warm temperatures.

Isolated showers and rain are expected in the north-east.

The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index is very high.