{
  "id": 8950529,
  "title": "Weather alert: Partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions for Tuesday",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/weather-alert-partly-cloudy-and-cool-to-warm-conditions-for-tuesday",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T15:11:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Citizen",
    "slug": "the-citizen",
    "url": "https://www.citizen.co.za/news/south-africa/weather/weather-forecast-22-september-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Tuesday, 22 September 2026 brought partly cloudy and cool to warm weather to most provinces in South Africa, according to the South African Weather Service (Saws). Isolated showers and thundershowers were scattered throughout the day. The weather service has not issued any warnings for the day.\n\nIn Gauteng, residents can expect partly cloudy skies with cool to warm temperatures and isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The UVB sunburn index is expected to be \"high\", so precautions against sun exposure are advised.\n\nMpumalanga will have cloudy conditions with morning fog over the Highveld, but will be partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers elsewhere. The Lowveld will be warmer.\n\nLimpopo will start the day cloudy in the morning with fog patches along the escarpment. It will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in central and south-eastern areas.\n\nNorth West residents can anticipate partly cloudy and cool to warm weather, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.\n\nIn the Free State, morning fog patches are expected in the east and along the Lesotho border, followed by partly cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.\n\nThe Northern Cape will have morning fog patches in the south, followed by partly cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the northwest.\n\nWestern Cape will see cloudy mornings with fog along the south coast, transitioning to partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme south-west. The UVB sunburn index is predicted to be \"very high\".\n\nIn the eastern half of the Eastern Cape, morning fog south of the escarpment will give way to partly cloudy and warm conditions with cool temperatures along the coast and isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.\n\nKwaZulu-Natal residents will experience morning fog over the interior, transitioning to partly cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The UVB sunburn index is expected to be \"high\".",
  "summary": "Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for Tuesday, 22 September 2026.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}