WATCHES:

1. Very cold conditions are expected over the northwestern highground of the Western Cape and the southwestern highground of the Northern Cape on Wednesday.

GAUTENG

Fine and warm.

Expected UVB Index: Very high.

MPUMALANGA

Fine and warm, but cool on the highground.

LIMPOPO

Fine and warm.

NORTH WEST

Fine, windy and warm but cool in the northeast, becoming partly cloudy over the central and southwestern parts.

FREE STATE

Fine, windy and cool, but warm in the central parts.

NORTHERN CAPE

Fine and cool to cold, but warm in the east where it will become partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly.

WESTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cold with isolated evening showers and rain in the extreme southwest. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly.

Expected UVB Index: Low.

EASTERN CAPE

Partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers in places. The wind along the coast will be light easterly to south-easterly becoming south-westerly in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy with isolated showers in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Expected UVB index: Very high.

NAMIBIA

Fine and warm, but cool in the west and south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

BOTSWANA

Fine and warm.

LESOTHO

Partly cloudy and cool to cold.

SWAZILAND

Fine and warm to hot.