Cape Town weather - Met Office

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Today

20° 12°

Sunny changing to overcast by nighttime.

Sunrise: 07:15

Sunset: 18:22

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Sun Sunday

16° 11°

Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 07:14

Sunset: 18:23

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Mon Monday

15° 10°

Cloudy.

Sunrise: 07:13

Sunset: 18:24

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Tue Tuesday

14° 7°

Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.

Sunrise: 07:11

Sunset: 18:24

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Wed Wednesday

14° 7°

Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.

Sunrise: 07:10

Sunset: 18:25

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Thu Thursday

15° 8°

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

Sunrise: 07:09

Sunset: 18:26

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Fri Friday

15° 9°

Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.

Sunrise: 07:08

Sunset: 18:26

M

                        Sunny changing to overcast by nighttime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:15
                                    
Sunset:
                                            18:22
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Cloudy changing to light rain by lunchtime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:14
                                    
Sunset:
                                            18:23
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Cloudy changing to light showers by lunchtime.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:11
                                    
Sunset:
                                            18:24
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Sunny intervals changing to partly cloudy by early evening.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:10
                                    
Sunset:
                                            18:25
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:09
                                    
Sunset:
                                            18:26
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Sunny intervals changing to cloudy by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            07:08
                                    
Sunset:
                                            18:26
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

Today (24 August 2019)

Now	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
19°	20°	19°	19°	18°	17°	15°	14°	13°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
19°	19°	19°	18°	17°	16°	14°	13°	13°	13°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 4	NW 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 5	NW 5	NW 5
Wind gust (mph)
11	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity
64%	61%	63%	64%	65%	72%	79%	86%	89%	92%	94%
UV
4	4	3	2	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Sunday (25 August 2019)

00:00	01:00	02:00	03:00	04:00	05:00	06:00	07:00	08:00	09:00	10:00	11:00	12:00	13:00	14:00	15:00	16:00	17:00	18:00	19:00	20:00	21:00	22:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	50%	50%	50%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°	14°	15°	16°	16°	16°	16°	16°	15°	15°	15°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	12°	13°	13°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	14°	13°	13°	13°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
NW 5	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 6	NNW 7	NNW 7	NNW 8	N 8	N 9	NNW 10	NNW 11	NNW 12	NW 11	NW 11	WNW 10	W 9	WSW 8	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 4
Wind gust (mph)
11	12	12	13	13	14	14	15	16	18	21	23	22	21	20	18	15	13	12	11	10	10	9	8
Visibility
G	G	G	G	M	M	M	M	M	M	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	G	VG
Humidity
94%	94%	93%	93%	94%	94%	94%	94%	94%	90%	85%	81%	81%	81%	82%	82%	83%	83%	84%	84%	84%	83%	82%	81%
UV
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-

Monday (26 August 2019)

00:00	01:00	02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
13°	12°	12°	11°	12°	14°	15°	14°	12°	12°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°	12°	12°	11°	11°	12°	13°	12°	11°	11°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW 4	WSW 4	W 3	W 5	W 5	W 9	W 11	WSW 9	W 5	WSW 5
Wind gust (mph)
8	7	7	10	9	17	21	18	10	8
Visibility
VG	G	G	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
81%	82%	82%	81%	79%	63%	56%	60%	72%	79%
UV
-	-	-	-	1	3	3	1	-	-

Tuesday (27 August 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
10%	10%	10%	10%	40%	30%	10%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
11°	10°	10°	13°	14°	14°	11°	10°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°	9°	10°	13°	13°	12°	10°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WNW 4	W 4	WNW 3	W 5	SW 9	SW 8	SSW 6	SSW 6
Wind gust (mph)
8	8	8	12	18	16	11	11
Visibility
VG	VG	G	VG	G	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
85%	87%	86%	68%	58%	59%	73%	79%
UV
-	-	1	3	3	1	-	-

Wednesday (28 August 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	<5%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
9°	9°	8°	13°	14°	14°	11°	9°
Feels like temperature (°C)
8°	8°	8°	12°	13°	12°	10°	9°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW 5	SSW 4	ESE 3	SW 3	SW 5	SW 7	SW 5	SW 4
Wind gust (mph)
9	7	6	10	15	15	9	8
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG
Humidity
84%	81%	86%	64%	54%	53%	72%	80%
UV
-	-	1	4	4	1	-	-

Thursday (29 August 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	<5%
Temperature (°C)
8°	8°	8°	13°	14°	14°	12°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
7°	7°	7°	11°	12°	11°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW 4	W 5	W 6	WNW 9	W 13	W 13	W 7	W 6
Wind gust (mph)
9	10	12	21	27	25	14	11
Visibility
VG	G	G	G	VG	VG	G	G
Humidity
84%	85%	84%	67%	60%	64%	81%	85%
UV
-	-	1	3	3	1	-	-

Friday (30 August 2019)

02:00	05:00	08:00	11:00	14:00	17:00	20:00	23:00
Weather

Chance of precipitation
<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	<5%	10%
Temperature (°C)
10°	10°	9°	13°	15°	14°	12°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
9°	9°	8°	11°	13°	12°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
W 5	NW 5	N 6	NW 9	W 11	W 9	W 7	W 6
Wind gust (mph)
10	11	11	18	24	19	14	13
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G
Humidity
85%	86%	87%	70%	57%	66%	81%	84%
UV
-	-	1	3	3	1	-	-

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