Weather forecast, Tuesday 3 December

GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - The South African Weather Service (Saws) has released its latest weather forecast for Tuesday, 3 December.

The weather service has warned of a heat wave with persistently high temperatures in Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, and parts of North West, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal until at least Friday.

Here’s what you need to know.

Western Cape:

Western Cape residents can expect partly cloudy and warm weather, but cloudy and cool in places along the coast, clearing from the west in the afternoon.

Light rain is expected over the western parts in the morning and east of Mossel Bay from the afternoon.

The region’s expected UVB sunburn index is “very high.”

Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.

Eastern Cape (western half):

There will be partly cloudy and warm conditions, becoming cloudy with isolated showers along the coast from late afternoon.

Eastern Cape (eastern half):

There will be morning fog in places in the east; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warm, but hot over the interior, with isolated thunderstorms in the northeast. It will become cloudy with isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior from evening.