WEATHER: Cape Town scorches on Wednesday, Gauteng braces for showers

Cape Town is set for a hot and mostly sunny Wednesday, with a high of 31°C, according to AccuWeather.

Winds will be light from the south-southwest at 11 km/h, with gusts up to 22 km/h.

Temperatures will drop to 17°C overnight.

Skies will be partly cloudy, with light winds shifting to south-southeast at 13 km/h and gusts up to 24 km/h.

Johannesburg will see a cooler day with a high of 23°C.

A stray morning shower is expected, followed by a mix of clouds and sun.

Rainfall of 0.9 mm is expected, with a 55% chance of precipitation and an 11% chance of thunderstorms.

Winds will be light from the north at 11 km/h, with gusts up to 24 km/h.

Cloud cover will sit at 51%.

The temperature will dip to 12°C overnight under mainly clear skies.

Winds ease to 6 km/h from the north-northwest, with gusts of 15 km/h.

Rain chances fall to 12%, with no thunderstorms expected.

Pretoria will reach a high of 24°C on Wednesday.

A morning shower is expected in places, followed by some sunshine.

Rainfall totals of 1.0 mm are forecast, with a 59% chance of precipitation and a 12% chance of thunderstorms.

Winds will be light from the northeast at 11 km/h, with gusts reaching 22 km/h.

Cloud cover will be around 46%.

Temperatures will fall to 13°C with mainly clear skies.

Winds remain light from the northeast at 7 km/h, with gusts of 15 km/h.

Rain chances drop to 11%, with a slight 3% chance of thunderstorms.