Friday's weather: Western Cape chilly with light rain, rest of SA fine and cool
Very cold conditions are expected in the Western Cape and the Northern Cape with daytime temperatures of 10°C or below in some parts, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Impact-based warnings
- Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging waves along the coastline between Saldanha Bay and East London are expected until Saturday morning. These waves may create difficulty for navigation, pose risks to small vessels (capsizing or taking on water), and cause disruption to ports and harbours.
- Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging winds are likely to cause localised damage to settlements (both formal and informal) over the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay local municipalities. These winds will also affect offshore navigation between Plettenberg Bay and East London.
Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 19 - 20 June 2025.
Partly cloudy conditions are expected along the coastal areas of RSA, with isolated showers and damaging winds & waves possible along the south coast. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/eyxsaoVILb
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 19, 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
Areas in the interior of the Western Cape and the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape are expected to experience very cold conditions, with daytime temperatures of 10°C or below.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Fine and cool.
Pretoria: 9°C — 23°C
Johannesburg: 9°C — 20°C
Vereeniging: 8°C — 20°C
Mpumalanga: Fine and cool, warming up in the Lowveld and escarpment.
Mbombela: 7°C — 27°C
Ermelo: 6°C — 20°C
Emalahleni: 7°C — 20°C
Standerton: 5°C — 20°C
Skukuza: 12°C — 31°C
Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm.
Polokwane: 8°C — 23°C
Phalaborwa: 13°C — 30°C
Tzaneen: 10°C — 27°C
Musina: 11°C — 29°C
Lephalale: 8°C — 26°C
Mokopane: 8°C — 24°C
North West: Fine and cool.
Klerksdorp: 5°C — 21°C
Potchefstroom: 5°C — 21°C
Mahikeng: 5°C — 22°C
Rustenburg: 7°C — 22°C
Vryburg: 4°C — 21°C
Free State: Fine, windy, and cold to cool.
Bloemfontein: 0°C — 17°C
Welkom: 4°C — 18°C
Bethlehem: 1°C — 16°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy in the south and south-west, then fine and cold to cool with windy conditions in the extreme south-east. Coastal winds: Light and variable, becoming moderate southerly in the afternoon.
Upington: 1°C — 16°C
Kimberley: 2°C — 17°C
De Aar: 1°C — 13°C
Alexander Bay: 6°C — 22°C
Springbok: 5°C — 15°C
Calvinia: 4°C — 13°C
Sutherland: 5°C — 11°C
Western Cape: Cloudy and cold with light rain in the south-west in the morning, later spreading along the south coast by evening. Northeast areas will start partly cloudy before becoming cloudy. Coastal winds: Fresh to strong west to north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-westerly north of Cape Point from the afternoon.
Cape Town: 12°C — 15°C
Vredendal: 9°C — 17°C
Riversdale: 8°C — 17°C
George: 10°C — 17°C
Worcester: 11°C — 16°C
Beaufort West: 2°C — 17°C
Oudtshoorn: 4°C — 18°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to cold, partly cloudy later along the south, with isolated coastal showers and rain. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, turning fresh to strong south-westerly by the afternoon.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to cold. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-westerly in the south, switching to south-westerly by midday, with moderate south-westerly winds elsewhere.
Gqeberha: 12°C — 20°C
Makhanda: 8°C — 19°C
Cradock: 3°C — 16°C
Graaff-Reinet: 4°C — 15°C
East London: 13°C — 20°C
Port St Johns: 11°C — 20°C
Mthatha: 5°C — 18°C
Komani: 0°C — 16°C
Qonce: 7°C — 19°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy in the south early on, then fine and cool to warm across the province, yet cold along the south-west. Coastal winds: Light to moderate northerly winds, strengthening toward the north, followed by moderate to fresh southerly winds sweeping south to north during the afternoon.
Durban: 13°C — 23°C
Richard's Bay: 12°C — 26°C
Pietermaritzburg: 6°C — 23°C
Ladysmith: 7°C — 22°C
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