Scattered to isolated rain and thunderstorms are expected to hit most provinces across the country, according to the South African Weather Service.
Fire danger warnings
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the !kheis and Dawid Kruiper Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape.
The weather in your region
Partly cloudy and warm temperatures with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected for Gauteng.
The expected UVB sunburn index is very high.
Mpumalanga will be cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions are forecast with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south-east.
Morning fog is expected in the Lowveld and in the extreme west.
Cloudy conditions are forecast in the east of Limpopo at first, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south and east.
The North West can expect fine and warm to hot temperatures, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.
Cloudy conditions are forecast in the Free State's southern and eastern parts at first, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east.
The Northern Cape will have morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot temperatures are forecast, but it will be cool in the south-east where it will be cloudy at first.
It will be windy in the southern part.
The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Morning fog is expected in places along the coast of the Western Cape, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain along the south coast, but cloudy over the south-eastern parts.
It will be fine in the north-west.
The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong along the south-west coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index is high.
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The western half of the Eastern Cape will have morning fog in the north-west, otherwise cloudy and cool conditions with isolated to scattered showers and rain south of the escarpment are forecast.
The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Cloudy and cool conditions are expected in the eastern half of the province with isolated to scattered showers and rain south of the escarpment.
The wind along the coast will be a light to moderate south-westerly becoming a light south-easterly in the afternoon.
KwaZulu-Natal will be cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the extreme south-west.
The wind along the coast will be a moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index is low.