Johannesburg and Pretoria are set for a warm-up over the weekend, while Cape Town will see cooler, cloudier conditions by the start of the new week, according to AccuWeather.
The three cities are forecast to stay largely dry through Monday, with the biggest contrast coming between increasingly warm conditions in Gauteng and a cloudier outlook in Cape Town.
Johannesburg weather: Sunshine and rising temperatures
Johannesburg will reach 19°C on Saturday, with a low of 5°C. The forecast calls for hazy sunshine, with a 0% chance of rain.
Winds will be light, blowing from the southeast at 9 km/h. The maximum UV index is forecast at 6.0, classified as high.
Sunday will be slightly warmer, with a high of 20°C and a low of 5°C. Hazy sunshine is forecast, with a 0% chance of rain.
By Monday, Johannesburg warms further, reaching 23°C with a low of 6°C.
Hazy sunshine is forecast, but the outlook also states that air quality will be very unhealthy.
Winds will remain light at 4 km/h, coming from the south-southwest. The maximum UV index will again be 6.0, classified as high.
Pretoria weather: Warmer days ahead
Pretoria will be slightly warmer than Johannesburg throughout the period.
Saturday is forecast to reach 21°C, with an overnight low of 6°C. Hazy sun is expected, with almost no chance of rain.
Sunday will see temperatures rise to 22°C, with a low of 6°C.
Hazy sunshine is forecast, and the chance of rain drops to 0%.
Winds will remain light at 4 km/h, coming from the southwest.
Monday brings another increase, with Pretoria forecast to reach 25°C and drop to 8°C overnight.
Hazy sunshine is expected, with no rain forecasted.
Winds will be light from the west-northwest at 4 km/h, while the maximum UV index remains 6.0, classified as high.
Cape Town weather: Cooler and cloudier by Monday
Cape Town will have a noticeably different weekend outlook.
Saturday will reach 19°C, with a low of 11°C. The forecast calls for clouds and breaks of sun, with a 0% chance of rain.
Winds will blow from the southeast at 9 km/h.
Sunday will be cooler, with a high of 17°C and a low of 11°C.
The forecast calls for intervals of clouds and sunshine, with a 2% chance of rain.
Winds will shift to the northwest at 11 km/h.
By Monday, Cape Town reaches 20°C, with an overnight low of 13°C.
The outlook is rather cloudy, with a 7% chance of rain.
Winds will be very light, coming from the west-northwest at 2 km/h. The maximum UV index drops to 2.
0, classified as low.
Kabous Le Roux
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