People in Gauteng should prepare for thunderstorms and showers over the weekend and into Monday, while Cape Town is in for increasingly warm and mostly sunny conditions, according to the latest forecast by AccuWeather.
Pretoria is expected to reach 32°C on Saturday, while Johannesburg will see a high of 29°C. Both cities face the possibility of afternoon thunderstorms, with rain and unsettled weather continuing into Sunday and Monday.
Cape Town, meanwhile, can look forward to a largely sunny weekend, with temperatures climbing from 19°C on Saturday to 29°C on Monday.
Gauteng: Thunderstorms and showers expected through Monday
Pretoria will have a particularly hot Saturday, with temperatures reaching 32°C. The morning is expected to be mostly cloudy before conditions become breezier in the afternoon, with sunshine filtering through high clouds.
The chance of rain is 25% on Saturday.
Conditions will become more unsettled on Sunday, when the temperature is expected to reach 28°C. Some sunshine is forecast initially, before cloud cover increases, bringing a couple of showers and a thunderstorm, mainly later in the day.
The chance of rain rises sharply to 90%, with two hours of precipitation and two hours of rain forecast.
Monday will bring a cooler 25°C, with a couple of showers and a blanket of morning cloud. Sunshine is expected to break through at times during the afternoon. The chance of rain is 65%.
In Johannesburg, Saturday will bring a high of 29°C, with breezy conditions in the morning and cloud cover for much of the day. A thunderstorm is possible in parts of the area during the afternoon, with a 55% chance of rain.
Sunday will be cooler, with temperatures reaching 25°C. Some sunshine is expected before clouds build and thunderstorms develop during the afternoon.
The chance of rain is 70%.
Monday will see temperatures dip further to 23°C. A thunderstorm is forecast in parts of the area, with cloudy conditions in the morning followed by a mixture of clouds and sunshine in the afternoon. The chance of rain is 55%.
Cape Town: Sunshine and warmer temperatures into Monday
Cape Town is in for a markedly different weekend, with mostly sunny conditions on Saturday and temperatures reaching 19°C.
A steady afternoon breeze is expected, with southeasterly winds reaching 32km/h.
Sunday will be considerably warmer, with temperatures climbing to 27°C. Partly sunny conditions are forecast, with a light southerly wind of 9km/h and no rain expected.
The warm conditions will continue into Monday, when Cape Town is forecast to reach 29°C under sunny skies.
The UV index will be at 11, classified as extreme.
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Kabous Le Roux
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