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The weather service has also warned about “an intense” coldfront which is expected to affect the Western Cape and Namakwa District (Northern Cape) from Sunday until Monday. Read more here:

“Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions, fires may develop and spread rapidly, resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and animal life,” warned the weather service.The weather service has also issued a warning for “an intense” cold front which is expected to affect the Western Cape and Namakwa District from Sunday until Monday.

“The public and small stock farmers are advised that damaging coastal and interior winds, disruptive rain and damaging waves can be expected.”Partly cloudy and warm weather with isolated afternoon thundershowers over the central and southern parts. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.Cloudy in the east with morning drizzle and fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers in the Highveld.

Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers.Cloudy and warm along the coast with fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers over the central and south-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly to westerly.Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm with morning fog and drizzle along the west and south-west coast and the adjacent interior.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly east of Cape Agulhas at first, becoming fresh to strong westerly to south-westerly from the west, otherwise light to moderate north-westerly to westerly reaching fresh to strong between Yzerfontein and Cape Agulhas until late afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.Partly cloudy and hot to very hot, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in places along the coast.

Hot in places in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in places along escarpment. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly in the north in the morning, otherwise to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme.

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