Weather alert: A fine and cool Saturday awaits

Weather forecasters are predicting a fine and cool Saturday, 15 August, for much of South Africa. The South African Weather Service has issued a warning about high fire danger conditions in parts of the Northern Cape. A calmer weekend lies ahead after a week of volatile weather. Across the country, expect partly cloudy skies and cool to cold temperatures.

In Gauteng, expect morning frost in some southern areas, but overall, it will be a fine and cool day. Mpumalanga will experience morning fog patches over the Highveld, with fine and cool to cold conditions. The Lowveld in Mpumalanga will be partly cloudy. Limpopo will be partly cloudy and cool. North West is also set to enjoy fine and cool weather.

The Free State will have morning frost in some places, but overall, it will be fine and cool. In the Northern Cape, expect morning fog along the coast, with fine, windy and cool to warm conditions. The Western Cape will see morning fog along the west coast, with fine and cool to warm weather turning partly cloudy in the southwest.

Eastern Cape's western half will be cloudy with morning and evening fog in places, but overall, it will be fine and warm, though cooler along the coast. The eastern half of Eastern Cape will have cloudy skies with morning fog in the southwest, otherwise fine and cool to warm. KwaZulu-Natal will have morning fog patches over the northern interior, with fine and cool, but partly cloudy conditions in the northeast.

UVB sunburn index is expected to be "very high" across the region, so take precautions against prolonged sun exposure.