Extremely uncomfortable hot weather conditions are expected in at least three provinces.

The South African Weather Service has warned of extremely hot conditions in the Eastern Cape, Western Cape, and Northern Cape. 

Fire danger warnings

Extremely high fire conditions are expected over the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape, West Coast District and in places over the Cape Winelands and Central Karoo in the Western Cape extending to the Dr Beyers Naude and Inxuba Yethemba local municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

Advisories

Extremely hot conditions, exceeding 40°C, are expected over the Cape Winelands as well as the Central and Little Karoo in the Western Cape.

Extremely uncomfortable and very hot conditions are expected in places over the Western Cape and interior of Namakwa in the Northern Cape.

A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the interior of the Eastern Cape.

The weather in your region

Gauteng will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

It will be cloudy in the east with early morning drizzle along the escarpment in Mpumalanga.

Morning fog patches are expected in some places on the Highveld and along the escarpment.

Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers on the Highveld from the afternoon.

Limpopo can expect cloudy conditions in some parts in the east with morning drizzle along the escarpment, but partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the southern parts.

Partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions with isolated thundershowers are expected for the North West and Free State.

The Northern Cape will be partly cloudy and hot but very hot in places over the interior, with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

It will be extremely hot in places over the south-western interior.

The wind along the coast will be light northerly to north-westerly at first, becoming moderate southerly to south-westerly by afternoon.

Partly cloudy conditions are forecasted for the north-eastern interior of the Western Cape, otherwise it will be fine and warm to hot but very hot to extremely hot over the West Coast District and most parts of the interior.

The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the west coast, otherwise strong easterly to south-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

The western half of the Eastern Cape will see morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, but very hot in some parts over the interior.

Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the north in the afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong easterly in the afternoon.

The eastern half of the province can expect morning fog in some parts south of the escarpment, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, but cool along the Wild Coast.

It will become cloudy with isolated thunderstorms north of the escarpment from the afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong in places in the south from the afternoon.

KwaZulu-Natal will be cloudy and cool to warm with morning rain and isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the western parts.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, becoming easterly to north-easterly from the south in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.