Heatwave hits SA
2013-01-25 10:37
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Johannesburg - Several parts of the country are experiencing the third day
of an intense heatwave, the SA Weather Services said on Friday.
Forecaster Puseletso Mofokeng said temperatures were between 35ºC and 40ºC
in some parts of the Free State, the Northern Cape, North West, Limpopo,
Mpumalanga and Gauteng.
While many areas were experiencing high temperatures, not all of them were in
the "heatwave category".
Mofokeng said: "We look at the hottest month of the year, January, and
find an average value of the highest temperature. A heatwave occurs when we
record temperatures five degrees higher than the normal temperature for three
consecutive days."
The heatwave was expected to last until Monday, with some rain at the
weekend.
"There's a 60% chance of rain over Gauteng this evening," he said.
"Scattered showers are also forecast on Saturday and Sunday for
KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, the North West, Limpopo and Mpumalanga."
- SAPA
