The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says very hot to extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions, with maximum temperatures of 36 – 40°C, expected in parts of the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape and the interior of the Western Cape on Monday.
The weather service has also warned of extremely high fire danger conditions in the Kamiesberg municipality and central parts of the Northern Cape, as well as parts of the West Coast and Cape Winelands districts and the Laingsburg and Swellendam municipalities in the Western Cape.
“A surface ridge will dominate most of the eastern parts of the country on Monday. Otherwise, a surface trough is expected over the central and western interior of the South Africa, with a high-pressure system expected over the eastern parts of the country,” SAWS said.
Cloudy and cool conditions are expected over the eastern regions on Monday, followed by fine weather and warm to hot conditions from Tuesday through at least Thursday. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are expected to develop again over the eastern interior from Friday into the weekend.
Members of the public and stakeholders are strongly urged to monitor official SAWS forecasts and warnings regularly. Warnings will be updated as the likelihood and severity of impacts become clearer.
The public is also advised to be cautious of information from unauthorised or unverified sources and to avoid sharing it.
For regular updates, visit https://www.weathersa.co.za/ or follow SAWS’ official media channels. –SAnews.gov.za
Source: Original report at SAnews.gov.za.
