Very cold weather, snowfall, disruptive rain and widespread fire danger on Tuesday

25 August 2024 [updated 27 August]
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An intense cold front is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape on Tuesday and Wednesday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that heavy downpours, snowfalls over the mountains, very cold conditions, strong to gale force interior and coastal winds and very rough seas can be expected.

Read Disruptive snowfall warning issued for Tuesday and Wednesday for our detailed snow forecast.

Upcoming warnings from the SA Weather Service (SAWS):

A. yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds leading to difficult driving conditions particularly high-sided vehicles are expected over Joe Gqabi and eastern parts of Chris Hani District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape and Matatiele, Amahlathi, Raymond Mhlaba and Sundays River Valley Local Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro in the Eastern Cape province, southern parts of the Northern Cape, most parts of the Western Cape as well as western parts of the Free State.

B. orange level 6 warning for damaging interior winds resulting in disruption of travel services and damage to settlements, and risk of runaway fires in large areas is expected over the Garden Route, eastern Overberg, eastern parts of the Cape Winelands and southern Central Karoo Municipalities in the Western Cape as well as the Sarah Baartman District Municipality, Inxuba Yethemba and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

C. yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of roads and settlements is expected over the Cape Winelands, City of Cape Town and parts of the West Coast Municipalities in the Western Cape province.

D. orange level 6 warning for damaging coastal wind and waves leading to damage of coastal infrastructure and disruption of small harbours and ports, is expected between Lambert's Bay and Port Alfred, spreading to Alexander Bay in the evening.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of the country except for the western parts (see map below).

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Tuesday:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm. The expected UVB sunburn index: High

MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine, windy and warm to hot.

THE FREE STATE
Fine, windy and warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm becoming cloudy in the south with isolated showers and rain from mid-morning but fine in the east. It will be windy in the southern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly becoming light south-westerly late evening.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the east where it will be cool otherwise cloudy and cold with rain and isolated showers but scattered over the far south-west, it will be very windy and gusty over the interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly to westerly reaching gale force south of Cape Point. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast from the evening. The wind along the coast will be light westerly, becoming strong to gale force south-westerly from afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon but fresh to strong south westerly at night.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to south-westerly south of Richard's Bay in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly. The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecast from SAWS for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/31°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/28°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/29°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/34°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/31°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/32°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/31°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/29°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/24°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy and windy with rain and showers.
Wind: Strong to near gale force northerly to north-westerly becoming south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/15°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Partly cloudy to cloudy and windy with evening rain.
Wind: Strong to near gale force north-westerly to westerly becoming south-westerly late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/22°C

GQEBERHA
Fine becoming cloudy with isolated showers from evening.
Wind: Light westerly, becoming strong to near gale south-westerly by afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/23°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon but fresh to strong south westerly at night.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate easterly to north-easterly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/34°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/34°C

This forecast changes regularly and updates will be issued periodically.

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