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News24
03-07-2025
- Climate
- News24
Friday's weather: Snow, disruptive rain, strong winds as cold front sweeps across SA
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of heavy rain, cold, damaging winds, and disruptive snow in parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. Impact-based warnings - Yellow level 4 warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of roads and danger to life due to fast-flowing streams over low-lying bridges is expected over the extreme western parts of the Western Cape. - Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea of small vessels and personal watercraft being at risk of taking in water and capsizing in locality is expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas as well as between Plettenberg Bay and East London. - Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Plettenberg Bay and East London. - Yellow level 1 warning: Disruptive snow leading to loss of livestock, passes being closed, and traffic disruptions due to snow and icy roads is expected in places over the north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape. Severe weather alert for tomorrow, 04 July 2025. Disruptive rain is expected over the western parts of the Western Cape, with damaging winds along the south coast with possible disruptive snow along the Drakensberg mountains. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather — SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) July 3, 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 Brace for very cold, wet, and windy conditions over parts of the Western Cape, southern Namakwa (Northern Cape), and Eastern Cape. These conditions are expected to impact areas between Friday and extending to Saturday. The weather in your province Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool to cold with morning isolated showers and thundershowers, especially in the south. Pretoria: 8°C — 17°C Johannesburg: 5°C — 16°C Vereeniging: 5°C — 13°C Mpumalanga: Cool to warm in the Lowveld while partly cloudy and cold with scattered morning showers and rain. The weather will improve towards sunset. Mbombela: 9°C — 22°C Ermelo: 4°C — 15°C Emalahleni: 6°C — 16°C Standerton: 4°C — 13°C Skukuza: 12°C — 30°C Limpopo: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated rain in the extreme south clearing by the afternoon. Warm temperatures persist in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley. Polokwane: 8°C — 21°C Phalaborwa: 13°C — 29°C Tzaneen: 9°C — 27°C Musina: 14°C — 30°C Lephalale: 11°C — 22°C Mokopane: 9°C — 22°C North West: Cold and partly cloudy in the morning with isolated showers in the east, clearing towards the afternoon. Klerksdorp: 5°C — 13°C Potchefstroom: 5°C — 13°C Mahikeng: 6°C — 15°C Rustenburg: 9°C — 17°C Vryburg: 2°C — 14°C Free State: A chilly day with partly cloudy skies and isolated to scattered showers, particularly in the south. Western areas will start clearing up by afternoon. Bloemfontein: 3°C — 11°C Welkom: 4°C — 12°C Bethlehem: 4°C — 10°C Northern Cape: Clear skies for most regions with cold to very cold temperatures. In the south-west, however, it will be partly cloudy. Winds will vary from north-westerly to westerly along the coast. Upington: 3°C — 15°C Kimberley: 3°C — 12°C De Aar: 5°C — 10°C Alexander Bay: 8°C — 18°C Springbok: 4°C — 12°C Calvinia: 3°C — 11°C Sutherland: 0°C — 8°C Western Cape: Cold and windy with increasing cloud cover. Evening rains will become widespread over the south-west. Winds along the coast are strong and may reach gale force in places. Cape Town: 11°C — 15°C Vredendal: 7°C — 18°C Riversdale: 9°C — 18°C George: 11°C — 18°C Worcester: 7°C — 16°C Beaufort West: 6°C — 14°C Oudtshoorn: 7°C — 17°C Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cool and partly cloudy with occasional rain in some areas. Coastal winds are moderate to fresh, varying from westerly to south-westerly. Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Very cold in the north with possible isolated rain in the extreme north-east. Snowfall is expected over mountain peaks. Moderate to fresh winds will blow along the coastline. Gqeberha: 12°C — 19°C Makhanda: 9°C — 16°C Cradock: 4°C — 16°C Graaff-Reinet: 6°C — 16°C East London: 13°C — 19°C Port St Johns: 13°C — 21°C Mthatha: 6°C — 18°C Komani: 4°C — 15°C Qonce: 8°C — 17°C KwaZulu-Natal: Warm in the north-east but otherwise cool with scattered showers and rain in the afternoon, improving to clear skies by evening. Coastal winds will gradually shift from northerly to southerly directions. Durban: 16°C — 20°C Richard's Bay: 16°C — 22°C Pietermaritzburg: 11°C — 20°C Ladysmith: 9°C — 19°C
ABC News
02-07-2025
- Climate
- ABC News
NSW SES warns of further storm damage across the state
NSW SES Deputy Commissioner Debbie Platz APM provides a weather update as she warns the state is "not out of the woods yet" as heavy rainfall and damaging winds continue to batter the state.
News24
26-06-2025
- Climate
- News24
Friday's weather: Snow, damaging winds for Eastern Cape as rain persists in Western Cape
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 — 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.
Yahoo
08-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Line of heavy storms moves across GA, killing 1, causing damage across the state
A line of storms moved through metro Atlanta on Saturday, bringing damaging winds and heavy rain. There were numerous reports of trees that blocked roads, hit vehicles, and dropped onto houses. Officials with Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security confirmed to Channel 2 that a tree fell on a car in Banks County and killed one person. They did not specify the location of the car. Gov. Brian Kemp shared his condolences in a post on X. WSB viewer Kathie Rose Martin posted photos of a large tree that was struck by lightning in the backyard of her Hall County home. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] 'Lightning struck a big tree in my backyard. Looks like it took the guttering off and my grill may have not made it, but hoping the new roof I just had put on yesterday is good,' Martin said. A Channel 2 employee sent in a video of a tree that crushed a car near 17th Street and Peachtree Circle in Midtown Atlanta. There was no word on any injuries. There are thousands of people without power across Georgia as trees fell onto power lines. A tree fell onto power lines on Ashford Dunwoody Road in Brookhaven, causing an outage. TRENDING STORIES: 2 arrested after chase that started in Villa Rica, involved 2 collisions, police say 8-year-old shot in South Fulton Body of missing 17-year-old boater found in Allatoona Lake [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
News24
04-06-2025
- Climate
- News24
Thursday's weather: Light rain, cloudy and cold conditions in most regions
Light rain and cold conditions are forecast for at least seven provinces, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). A warning of damaging winds has been issued for some parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Impact-based warnings Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging winds in KwaZulu-Natal (Port Edward to Kosi Bay), which may result in localised disruption in small harbours or ports, risk of small vessels taking on water or capsizing, and difficulty in navigation expected. In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness. SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Level 1 is medium, Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low. WHAT IS AN IMPACT-BASED WEATHER WARNING? Thread🧵 — SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 15, 2025 Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool. Mpumalanga: Cloudy and cold to cool with chances of light rain in the east, clearing to partly cloudy skies in the evening. Mbombela: 11° — 17° Ermelo: 7° — 16° Emalahleni: 7° — 17° Standerton: 5° — 18° Skukuza: 13° — 20° Limpopo: Partly cloudy and cold to cool, with a possibility of light rain in the eastern regions. Polokwane: 9° — 17° Phalaborwa: 14° — 19° Tzaneen: 11° — 18° Musina: 12° — 23° Lephalale: 9° — 22° Mokopane: 9° — 20° North-West: Partly cloudy and cool. Klerksdorp: 6° — 20° Potchefstroom: 7° — 20° Mahikeng: 8° — 20° Rustenburg: 9° — 20° Vryburg: 7° — 22° Free State: Partly cloudy and cold to cool. Isolated evening showers and thundershowers are expected in the southern areas. Bloemfontein: 5° — 20° Welkom: 7° — 20° Bethlehem: 5° — 17° Northern Cape: Fine in the west with coastal evening fog. Partly cloudy and cool to warm elsewhere, with isolated evening showers and thundershowers over central and south-eastern parts. Light to moderate south to south-westerly wind is expected along the coast. Upington: 7° — 24° Kimberley: 6° — 23° De Aar: 5° — 21° Alexander Bay: 9° — 22° Springbok: 12° — 22° Calvinia: -1° — 20° Sutherland: -4° — 18° Western Cape: Fine and cool to cold with morning frost in some interior regions. Light to moderate north-easterly winds in the south and south-west, turning south to south-westerly in the west. Cape Town: 11° — 19° Vredendal: 6° — 23° Riversdale: 5° — 21° George: 5° — 19° Worcester: 6° — 21° Beaufort West: 5° — 23° Oudtshoorn: 5° — 19° Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches south of the escarpment. Fine and cool, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the north. Gqeberha: 10° — 21° Makhanda: 7° — 20° Cradock: 0° — 22° Graaff-Reinet: 0° — 24° East London: 11° — 22° Port St Johns: 13° — 23° Mthatha: 4° — 21° Komani: 0° — 21° Qonce: 8° — 23° KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated showers and rainfall along the coast; otherwise, there will be a clearing trend to partly cloudy conditions by the afternoon. Light to moderate south-westerly winds south of Mandeni; otherwise, moderate to fresh south-easterly, shifting to easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.
