Wednesday’s weather: A fine and warm day ahead
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 19 August 2026.
On Wednesday, 19 August, the South African Weather Service predicts a fine and warm day nationwide. However, several provinces are expected to experience extreme fire danger conditions. In the Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, and parts of the Free State and North West, fire danger is expected to be extremely high.
Gauteng residents should expect a fine and warm day with a high UVB sunburn index. Protective measures against prolonged sun exposure are recommended. Mpumalanga is forecasted to have cloudy skies in the east in the morning with fog patches and drizzle along the escarpment, becoming partly cloudy and warm in the west.
In Limpopo, the eastern region will experience morning fog along the escarpment, while the west will be fine and warm but partly cloudy. North West will enjoy fine and warm weather, with hot spots in some areas. The Free State is expected to have a fine and cool to warm day.
The Northern Cape will see fine and cool to warm weather, with hotter conditions in certain places. Western Cape will experience partly cloudy skies in the south, with fine and cool to warm conditions in some areas. KwaZulu-Natal will have morning fog over the interior, becoming partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers along the coast.
UVB sunburn index is forecasted to be "high" in Gauteng and "very high" in Western Cape, urging residents to take necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
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