Fine on Saturday but many weather warnings for Sunday

4 July 2024 [updated 5 July]
By Staff Writer

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A series of intense cold fronts are expected to affect the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape from Sunday to next Friday, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Mostly fine conditions expected on Saturday ahead of the intense cold front which is expected to make landfall early on Sunday morning. Damaging winds and waves expected along the south-east coast, with a Level 4 warning issued for the Eastern Cape coastline for Saturday.

Weather warnings in effect for Saturday from SAWS.

A. A yellow level 2 warning for damaging waves are expected between Port Edward and Sodwana Bay tomorrow, leading to disruption of beachfront and harbours/port activities, difficulty navigation, small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality.

B. A yellow level 4 warning for damaging wind and waves between Plettenberg Bay and Port Edward resulting in disruption to harbours/ports, difficulty in navigation with vessels at risk of capsizing, dragging anchors and breaking mooring lines.

Extremely high fire conditions are expected over Khai-Ma Local Municipality in the Northern Cape on Saturday.

SAWS have advised that an intense cold front, with its deepening upper-air trough, will set in over the western parts of the country resulting in wet, very cold, windy conditions, very rough seas as well as snowfalls over the high-lying areas of the Cape provinces and the southern Free State from Sunday into Monday. These cold to very cold and windy conditions are expected to spread into the central, eastern and northern provinces.

Weather warnings in effect for Sunday from SAWS.

A. An orange level 6 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and (formal/informal) settlements is expected over the West Coast, City Of Cape Town, Western Cape Winelands, Valley And Overberg Districts of the Western Cape, but yellow level 2 over Matizikama, Cederberg, Hantam, Karoo Hoogland, Lainburg, Kanneland And Hessequa Local Municipalities Of The Western Cape.

B. An orange level 6 warning for damaging coastal winds and waves leading to damage of coastal infrastructure along longer stretches of coastline, disruption to harbours/ports, difficulty in navigation with vessels at risk of capsizing, dragging anchors and breaking mooring lines are expected between Alexander Bay and Algoa Bay, spreading to Port Edward on Monday.

C. An orange level 6 warning for damaging interior winds leading to structural damage is expected over the southern West Coast, City Of Cape Town, Western Cape Winelands and Western Overberg Districts of the Western Cape.

D. A yellow level 4 warning for damaging interior winds leading disruption to transport routes and travel services affected by wind, falling trees is expected over Namakwa District of the Northern Cape, northern parts of the West Coast District, as well as the central and eastern parts of the Western Cape.

F. A yellow level 4 warning for disruptive snow leading to disruption and closure of mountain passes is expected over the Hantam and Karoo Hoogland Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape, as well as Cederberg Municipalities including the Cape Winelands District of the Western Cape.

G. A yellow level 4 warning for damaging winds resulting in damage to property, difficult driving conditions and communication and power interruptions are expected over Alfred Nzo, Or Tambo, and Amathole District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, as well as Ndlambe, Makana, Sundays River, Kouga, and Koukamma Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, and also Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Metro As Well Over The Southern Half Of Both The Northern Cape And Free State.

H. An orange level 6 warning for damaging winds resulting in damage to property/settlements and infrastructure, dangerous driving conditions and prolonged communication and power interruptions are expected over Alfred Nzo, Or Tambo, and Amathole District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, as well as Ndlambe, Makana, Sundays River, Kouga, and Koukamma Local Municiplaities of the Eastern Cape, and also the Nelson Mandela and Buffalo City Metro.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Saturday:

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

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cold to cool but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cold to cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Foggy in the morning over the southern interior, otherwise fine and cold to cool but warm over the coastal regions. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly becoming north-westerly in the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Misty conditions are expected over the south-western interior in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to cold but warm along the west coastal areas. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly to easterly, becoming moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly along the west and south-west coast in the afternoon, but strong south of Cape Point. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, but partly cloudy in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in places along the coast, otherwise fine and cool, but cold with morning frost in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool but cold in places in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-westerly, becoming light to moderate from the evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecast from SAWS for Saturday

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/19°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 1/17°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -4/17°C

MBOMBELA
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 4/22°C

POLOKWANE
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 5/19°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -1/20°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -4/19°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -5/15°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -4/18°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -1/21°C

CAPE TOWN
Early morning mist, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light northerly to north-easterly becoming fresh from evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/19°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/20°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming moderate north-easterly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/20°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy, becoming fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly, becoming light to moderate north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/20°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/21°C

See the South African Weather Service maps below.

This forecast changes regularly and updates will be issued periodically.

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