WEATHER: Cape Town set for warm first week of December with mild nights

Cape Town can expect a pleasant run of early-summer weather through to Friday 5 December, with mostly sunny skies, daytime highs in the high 20s and mild nights around the mid-teens.

Monday opens the week with a daytime high near 25 °C and an overnight low close to 16 °C, according to AccuWeather. 

Tuesday brings a pleasing mix of clouds and sun, with the mercury nudging to about 26 °C and an evening low around 18 °C.

Midweek warms further with Wednesday expected to be sunny and very warm with a high around 28 °C, while Thursday could push to roughly 30 °C under mostly cloudy but very warm conditions.

Temperatures ease a touch on Friday to about 25 °C with partly sunny skies and another mild night near 16 °C. 

Winds are expected from the south through much of the week, typically moderate. Expect southerly winds around 27–28 km/h with gusts potentially up to 63 km/h on the windiest intervals midweek, so expect a noticeable breeze, especially along exposed coastal areas.