Friday's weather: Snow, damaging winds for Eastern Cape as rain persists in Western Cape

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2 days ago

Snow, rain, damaging waves and winds are forecast for parts of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging waves resulting in the damage to coastal infrastructure and disruption to beachfront activities are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Cape Vidal.
Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging coastal winds resulting in localised disruption of small harbours or ports are expected for a short period between Plettenberg Bay and Kosi Bay. Small vessels are at risk of taking on water and capsizing, and having difficulty in navigation.
Yellow Level 1 warning: Disruptive snow resulting in traffic disruption due to icy roads and isolated loss of vulnerable livestock and crops is expected over Senqu and Elundini local municipalities in the morning.
Weather Warnings issued for damaging winds and waves #saws #SAWeather pic.twitter.com/NBE4BVMJ0w
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 26, 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.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Fine and cold.
Mpumalanga: Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the lowveld.
Mbombela: 11°C — 19°C
Limpopo: Fine and cold to cool, with partly cloudy skies south of the Lowveld.
Polokwane: 7°C — 15 °C
North West: Fine and cold to very cold.
Mahikeng: -1 °C — 13 °C
Vryburg: -1 °C — 13 °C
Free State: Partly cloudy with morning fog in the west, otherwise fine and cold to very cold.
Bloemfontein: -1°C — 9°C
Northern Cape: Morning fog over the central and western parts. Cold to very cold, cloudy to partly cloudy conditions, but fine in the north-east. Coastal wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly, becoming moderate north-westerly later.
Kimberley: -1°C — 11°C
Upington: 2°C — 11°C
Western Cape: Morning fog in the west, cloudy and cold across most areas with very cold conditions in the northern interior. Light rain in the south-western parts. Coastal wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly, fresh to strong along the south coast, turning strong north-westerly in the south-west later.
Cape Town: 10°C — 14°C
George: 8°C — 15°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Light snowfall in the north at first, partly cloudy and cold to very cold conditions with cooler temperatures near the coast. Coastal wind: Fresh to strong westerly, with near gale-force gusts in places.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Light snowfall in the north at first, otherwise fine and cold to very cold, cool near the coast. Coastal wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Gqeberha: 9°C — 18°C
East London: 11°C — 18°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Isolated morning showers and coastal rain in the east, transitioning to fine weather. Cold to very cold inland, but cool in coastal areas. Partly cloudy in the north-west. Coastal wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming light westerly to north-westerly in the southern regions by evening.