Pietermaritzburg weather

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Today

23° 14°

Sunny changing to overcast by early evening.

Sunrise: 06:21

Sunset: 17:40

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Tue Tuesday

21° 13°

Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.

Sunrise: 06:20

Sunset: 17:41

M
Wed Wednesday

14° 11°

Light rain.

Sunrise: 06:19

Sunset: 17:41

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Thu Thursday

16° 12°

Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning.

Sunrise: 06:17

Sunset: 17:42

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Fri Friday

16° 12°

Light rain.

Sunrise: 06:16

Sunset: 17:42

M
Sat Saturday

19° 11°

Cloudy.

Sunrise: 06:15

Sunset: 17:43

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                        Sunny changing to overcast by early evening.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:21
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:40
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Cloudy changing to sunny intervals by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:20
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:41
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Light rain.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:19
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:41
                                    
                                                L
                                            
                                                UV

                        Light rain changing to cloudy by late morning.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:17
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:42
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

                        Light rain.
                    
Sunrise:
                                            06:16
                                    
Sunset:
                                            17:42
                                    
                                                M
                                            
                                                UV

Today (26 August 2019)

Now	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
<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	<5%	10%	10%	10%	20%	20%
Temperature (°C)
12°	11°	11°	11°	12°	13°	14°	16°	18°	20°	21°	22°	23°	22°	21°	19°	18°	17°	15°	15°	15°	15°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°	11°	11°	10°	12°	13°	14°	16°	18°	20°	20°	21°	22°	21°	19°	18°	17°	16°	15°	15°	15°	15°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	WSW 3	WSW 3	WSW 2	WSW 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	E 5	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	ESE 5	ESE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 3
Wind gust (mph)
5	6	6	7	7	7	7	9	10	12	14	16	18	18	17	17	14	11	9	8	8	7
Visibility
VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	VG	G	G	G	G	G
Humidity
67%	71%	75%	79%	77%	75%	73%	67%	60%	53%	51%	48%	46%	53%	60%	68%	75%	82%	90%	90%	90%	90%
UV
-	-	-	-	-	1	2	3	4	5	5	4	4	3	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tuesday (27 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
20%	20%	20%	20%	10%	10%	10%	50%	50%	50%
Temperature (°C)
15°	14°	14°	14°	15°	19°	20°	16°	15°	14°
Feels like temperature (°C)
15°	15°	15°	14°	15°	19°	19°	15°	15°	14°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 2	SSW 2	E 3	ESE 7	SE 8	SE 4	S 4
Wind gust (mph)
7	6	6	5	6	11	17	18	9	8
Visibility
G	M	M	M	G	VG	VG	G	M	M
Humidity
91%	92%	92%	90%	85%	64%	55%	81%	89%	90%
UV
-	-	-	-	1	4	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
50%	50%	50%	60%	60%	60%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)
13°	13°	13°	14°	13°	12°	11°	11°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°	12°	12°	13°	12°	11°	10°	10°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
S 5	S 5	S 4	SSE 5	SSE 7	S 7	SSW 5	SW 4
Wind gust (mph)
10	10	9	11	14	13	11	8
Visibility
M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M
Humidity
90%	92%	89%	84%	84%	90%	91%	91%
UV
-	-	1	2	1	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
50%	50%	40%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
11°	11°	11°	14°	16°	15°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
10°	11°	11°	13°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
WSW 3	SW 3	NNW 2	ENE 4	E 8	ESE 7	ESE 2	S 2
Wind gust (mph)
7	6	6	11	18	14	5	4
Visibility
M	M	M	G	G	G	M	M
Humidity
92%	93%	92%	82%	75%	84%	94%	96%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	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
40%	40%	40%	40%	50%	50%	60%	50%
Temperature (°C)
13°	12°	13°	16°	15°	14°	13°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
13°	12°	13°	15°	14°	13°	12°	12°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SSW 3	SSW 5	SW 4	S 6	SE 7	SE 6	SE 4	SE 3
Wind gust (mph)
6	9	10	13	15	13	8	6
Visibility
M	G	G	G	G	M	M	M
Humidity
96%	93%	85%	75%	78%	88%	93%	94%
UV
-	-	1	3	2	1	-	-

Saturday (31 August 2019)

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

Chance of precipitation
50%	50%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%
Temperature (°C)
12°	12°	13°	16°	19°	16°	14°	13°
Feels like temperature (°C)
12°	12°	12°	16°	18°	15°	13°	13°
Wind direction and speed (mph)
SE 3	ESE 3	E 4	ENE 5	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 4	NE 3
Wind gust (mph)
6	6	8	13	17	15	9	7
Visibility
M	M	M	G	VG	G	G	G
Humidity
95%	95%	92%	74%	61%	74%	88%	90%
UV
-	-	1	4	3	1	-	-

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