WATCHES: 1. Veld fire danger expected for northern KwaZulu-Natal on Wedndesday.

ADVISORIES:  1. Gale force NW to W wind (35kts or 65km/h) is expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay Thursday.

GAUTENG

Fine and cool.

Expected UVB Index: Very high.

MPUMALANGA

Fine and cool but warm in places in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO

Fine and cool but warm in in the Lowveld and Western Bushveld.

NORTH WEST

Fine and cool.

FREE STATE

Fine and cool.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine, windy and cool but warm in north. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong northwesterly.

WESTERN CAPE

Fine and cool in east, otherwise partly cloudy and cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain but widespread in the southwest. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly but moderate along the south coast. Expected UVB Index: Low.

EASTERN CAPE

Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly becoming north-easterly in evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly. Expected UVB index: Very high.

NAMIBIA

Fine and cool but warm in north. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-westerly but moderate southwesterly in north.

BOTSWANA

Fine and warm.

LESOTHO

Fine and cool but cold on the mountains.

SWAZILAND

Fine and cool to warm.