{"id":94747,"date":"2025-12-30T17:17:51","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T17:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/thunderstorms-and-high-humidity-continue-into-january"},"modified":"2025-12-30T18:23:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T18:23:01","slug":"thunderstorms-and-high-humidity-continue-into-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/south-africa\/all-news\/thunderstorms-and-high-humidity-continue-into-january","title":{"rendered":"Thunderstorms and High Humidity Continue into January"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. <\/strong><\/span>Despite a sunny start to the week across much of the eastern parts of the country, the South African Weather Service says the rainy conditions are expected to continue.<\/p>\n<p>Forecaster Amukelani Mukhari says thunderstorms and high humidity are expected in some central and eastern regions into the new year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe should expect some afternoon thundershowers that can go on throughout the night and early morning. Sunshine is expected from late morning to the afternoon&#8230; the same pattern throughout.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Western Cape is particularly affected by wildfires and high temperatures.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are urging people in the Western parts of the country to remain indoors and drink a lot of water. If they are outside, they should make sure to use sunscreen,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">South-Africa<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; South-Africa. Despite a sunny start to the week across much of the eastern parts of the country, the South African Weather Service says the rainy conditions are expected to continue. 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