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What weather Cape Town residents can expect this weekend

Cape Town can expect a dry weekend, with mild daytime temperatures and cloudy to partly cloudy conditions

What weather Cape Town residents can expect this weekend

Cape Town residents can anticipate a mild weekend, with temperatures not dropping below 10°C and not exceeding 19°C, according to the South African Weather Service (Saws). Both Saturday and Sunday are expected to be dry, with no chance of rain throughout the day, as indicated by a 0% probability and 0mm of expected rainfall.

Saturday's morning will start cloudy, with temperatures dropping to 11°C at 2am. Humidity will be high at 90%, and fog is expected to form by 8am. As the day progresses, clouds will clear, giving way to partly cloudy conditions by 2pm, when temperatures will peak at 19°C. Fog is likely to return by 8pm, with temperatures cooling down to 14°C and humidity reaching 85%.

Wind conditions will vary during the day, shifting from north-northeasterly at 2am to southwesterly at 8am, then south-southwesterly at 2pm and south-southeasterly at 8pm. The strongest forecast wind speed will be 9.26km/h, or 5 knots, occurring at 2pm.

Sunday will also bring milder conditions, with temperatures starting at 13°C and 12°C at 2am and 8am, respectively. The weather will transition from cloudy to partly cloudy by 2pm, when temperatures will again reach 19°C. Throughout the day, humidity will drop to 60% in the afternoon before rising to 85% by 8pm.

Overall, Cape Town can look forward to a dry and mild weekend, with predominantly cloudy to partly cloudy skies.

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