Monday’s weather: Mixed conditions forecast across SA

Four seasons in one day is the best way to describe SA’s weather on Monday, with fog, clouds, scattered rain and extreme heat expected in different parts of the country.

Fog patches are expected over escarpment areas and along the Northern Cape coast.

Gauteng, the Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo are likely to see cloudy skies with a chance of rain, while temperatures will be cooler in the north-east, warm in the central parts of the country and hot to very hot in the south and west.

SA Weather Service (Saws) senior forecaster Tokelo Chiloane said: "Morning fog patches are expected over most of the escarpment areas across the country as well as along the coast of the Northern Cape.

"It will be partly cloudy across the country but cloudy in Gauteng, Free State, North West, Mpumalanga and Limpopo."

Chiloane said there is a 30% of rain in most parts of SA but 60% in the north-eastern parts.

"When it comes to the temperatures, it will be cool in the north-eastern parts, warm over the central parts and hot to very hot in the south and western parts."

Forecast minimum and maximum temperatures across SA for Monday:

Gauteng:

• Pretoria 16°C / 23°C;
• Johannesburg 14°C / 22°C; and
• Vereeniging 14°C / 22°C.

Mpumalanga:

• Mbombela 17°C / 25°C;
• Ermelo 13°C / 21°C;
• Emalahleni 15°C / 22°C;
• Standerton 14°C / 23°C; and
• Skukuza 21°C / 28°C.

Limpopo:

• Polokwane 16°C / 24°C;
• Phalaborwa 20°C / 26°C;
• Tzaneen 18°C / 25°C;
• Musina 20°C / 27°C;
• Lephalale 19°C / 25°C; and
• Mokopane 17°C / 23°C.

North West:

• Klerksdorp 16°C / 30°C;
• Potchefstroom 16°C / 27°C;
• Mahikeng 15°C / 28°C;
• Rustenburg 17°C / 27°C; and
• Vryburg 14°C / 29°C.

Free State:

• Bloemfontein 14°C / 30°C;
• Welkom 14°C / 31°C; and
• Bethlehem 14°C / 27°C.

Northern Cape:

• Upington 19°C / 34°C;
• Kimberley 15°C / 31°C;
• De Aar 17°C / 31°C;
• Alexander Bay 19°C / 33°C;
• Springbok 25°C / 35°C;
• Calvinia 21°C / 35°C; and
• Sutherland 13°C / 31°C.

Western Cape:

• Cape Town 23°C / 34°C;
• Vredendal 23°C / 37°C;
• Riversdale 19°C / 32°C;
• George 19°C / 32°C;
• Worcester 19°C / 36°C;
• Beaufort West 21°C / 35°C; and
• Oudtshoorn 19°C / 38°C.

Eastern Cape:

• Gqeberha 20°C / 28°C;
• Makhanda 18°C / 32°C;
• Cradock 16°C / 34°C;
• Graaff-Reinet 16°C / 34°C;
• East London 21°C / 28°C;
• Port St Johns 20°C / 28°C;
• Mthatha 15°C / 32°C;
• Komani 13°C / 31°C; and
• Qonce 18°C / 32°C.

KwaZulu-Natal:

• Durban 23°C / 29°C;
• Richards Bay 21°C / 32°C;
• Pietermaritzburg 17°C / 30°C; and
• Ladysmith 15°C / 30°C.

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