Monday's weather: Damaging waves and winds in the Eastern Cape, chilly and cool elsewhere

News24

6 days ago

Damaging waves and winds are expected to persist in the Eastern Cape, while light rain is forecast for the Western Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Impact-based warnings
- A yellow Level 2 warning for damaging waves is in effect between Plettenberg Bay and East London. These conditions could make navigation difficult, pose risks for small vessels (taking on water or capsizing), and cause localised disruption to ports and harbours.
- A yellow Level 1 warning for damaging winds is in place between Plettenberg Bay and Port Alfred, potentially causing difficulties for small vessels, taking on water and dragging anchors.
⚠️Weather warnings: Damaging winds and Waves #saws #SAWeather pic.twitter.com/M0Wedlv4jL
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 22, 2025
In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.
SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.
Advisories
An intense cold front will impact the Western Cape and the Northern Cape from Wednesday to Friday (25 to 27 June). Expect very cold, wet and windy conditions, with heavy rainfall, strong interior winds and gale-force coastal winds, very rough to high seas and light snowfall on higher ground. Small stock farmers and the public are advised to take necessary precautions.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Fine and cool conditions expected.
Pretoria: 5°C — 21°C
Johannesburg: 4°C — 20°C
Vereeniging: 0°C — 21°C
Mpumalanga: Fine and cold to cool weather, warming up slightly in the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 7°C — 25°C
Ermelo: 4°C — 17°C
Emalahleni: 5°C — 18°C
Standerton: 0°C — 18°C
Skukuza: 8°C — 28°C
Limpopo: Fine and chilly to cool, with a warm Lowveld.
Polokwane: 5°C — 21°C
Phalaborwa: 10°C — 28°C
Tzaneen: 10°C — 25°C
Musina: 11°C — 25°C
Lephalale: 5°C — 22°C
Mokopane: 7°C — 23°C
North West: Fine and cool.
Klerksdorp: 1°C — 21°C
Potchefstroom: 1°C — 21°C
Mahikeng: 4°C — 22°C
Rustenburg: 6°C — 21°C
Vryburg: -2°C — 22°C
Free State: Clear skies with cold to cool temperatures.
Bloemfontein: 0°C — 18°C
Welkom: 1°C — 20°C
Bethlehem: -4°C — 17°C
Northern Cape: Expect morning fog in central parts of the region. The rest of the day will be fine and cold to cool, with partially cloudy skies in southern areas. Coastal winds: Light and variable, shifting to moderate south to south-easterly by afternoon.
Upington: 4°C — 18°C
Kimberley: 3°C — 19°C
De Aar: 1°C — 14°C
Alexander Bay: 8°C — 22°C
Springbok: 7°C — 16°C
Calvinia: 6°C — 15°C
Sutherland: 2°C — 11°C
Western Cape: Partly cloudy and cold to cool, with light rain and showers over the south-western region. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly.
Cape Town: 13°C — 16°C
Vredendal: 11°C — 19°C
Riversdale: 10°C — 20°C
George: 10°C — 19°C
Worcester: 10°C — 17°C
Beaufort West: 7°C — 17°C
Oudtshoorn: 7°C — 19°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches in southern areas, clearing to fine and cool. Coastal winds: Fresh to strong westerly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in the south-east, followed by fine and cool weather. Coastal winds: Light to moderate westerly.
Gqeberha: 14°C — 18°C
Makhanda: 9°C — 18°C
Cradock: 5°C — 19°C
Graaff-Reinet: 5°C — 18°C
East London: 14°C — 21°C
Port St Johns: 10°C — 21°C
Mthatha: 6°C — 22°C
Komani: 4°C — 18°C
Qonce: 9°C — 19°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and cool to warm conditions across the region, becoming partly cloudy in the east by afternoon. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly, shifting to southerly to south-westerly from the south by evening.
Durban: 12°C — 24°C
Richard's Bay: 11°C — 27°C
Pietermaritzburg: 5°C — 26°C
Ladysmith: 3°C — 24°C