Weather: Happy Spring day!

GARDEN ROUTE | KAROO NEWS - According to the South African Weather Service, fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy to cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and rain in the extreme east/south-east can be expected on Monday.

Sunday 31 August, marked the end of the meteorological Winter in South Africa. Spring is from 1 September to 30 November. Expect longer days, warmer weather, windy conditions and the first spring thunderstorms in some parts of the country.

While many celebrate 1 September as Spring Day, Spring in the Southern Hemisphere will technically begin on Monday, 22 September.

Regional weather forecast:

Western Cape
Cloudy over the southern parts with fog patches in the morning, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool but warm over the north-eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly, but light to moderate north-westerly along the south-west coast in the early morning.

The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Western half of the Eastern Cape
Fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but cool in places along the coast. It will be cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh south-westerly, but strong at times.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape
Fog patches in places south of escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior from the afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be fresh south-westerly, becoming strong in the afternoon.

Expected temperatures on Monday:

Extended forecast:

Extended weather forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday: Fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy and cool in please with light rain and showers along the south-west coast and adjacent interior on Wednesday.