POLOKWANE – Polokwane residents can expect a stretch of clear skies and minimal rainfall through the coming week, with temperatures gradually climbing before a sharp cool-down hits on August 10.

Warm start to the week

The week begins on a hazy note, with Monday reaching a high of 24° and dipping to 3° overnight, accompanied by a gentle south wind of 7km/h.

Conditions improve into Tuesday described as “mostly sunny and pleasant,” with the same 24° high and a 3° low, and a light northerly breeze of 9km/h.

Sunshine builds midweek

Wednesday brings clearer skies and a rise to 25°, with an overnight low of 4° and a light northeasterly wind.

The warmest day of the week arrives on Thursday, with a forecast high of 26° and light easterly winds of 4km/h.

Cooling into the weekend

Friday sees temperatures ease slightly to 24°, though nights will be noticeably milder with a low of 7°.

Saturday continues the sunny trend at 23°, dropping to 6° overnight, with light winds out of the northwest.

Sunday brings hazy sunshine and a high of 24°, with wind speeds picking up to 11km/h from the west.

Sharp cool-down expected

The week closes with a notable drop in temperature.

Monday (August 10) is forecast to reach just 19°, with an overnight low plunging to 1°. Despite the chill, skies remain clear with plenty of sun expected and only a 1% chance of rain, the only day of the week to register any precipitation probability at all.

Throughout the week, rainfall chances remain at zero percent for six of the eight days, reinforcing the dry conditions typical of the Limpopo winter season.