A cold front off the coast should cool some parts of the country down on Monday

By Staff Writer
Published: 9 March 2025 [updated 10 March]

This forecast is for: Mon 10 March 2025
The maps cover: Mon 10 Mar – Wed 12 Mar

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A cold front will pass south of the country on Monday, otherwise isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts, but light rain along the south coast on Tuesday, according to the SA Weather Service (SAWS).

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

A. yellow level 2 warning severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours resulting in localised flooding, strong and damaging winds, excessive lightning and large amounts of small hail is expected over the central parts and escarpment of Mpumalanga, the extreme south-eastern parts of Limpopo as well as the western parts of KwaZulu Natal.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

2. MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.

3. LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in then Lowveld.

4. NORTH WEST PROVINCE
Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

5. FREE STATE
Morning fog over the southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog over the southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north. It will become fine in the west in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly, becoming fresh to strong southeasterly from the afternoon.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy with light morning rainfall along the southern parts where it will be cool, it will become partly cloudy from the afternoon, but fine and warm in the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the southern coast, but moderate south to south-easterly from the late morning along the south-west, it will be fresh south-easterly in the west.

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain, but light rain places along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light southerly in the afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain south of escarpment. Isolated thunderstorms are expected in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will become cloudy with afternoon scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly south of Durban by late morning, spreading to Kosi Bay in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/30°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with isolated showers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate southerly becoming fresh south-easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Cloudy with light rain in the morning, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy early morning, otherwise partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.
Wind: Fresh south-westerly, becoming moderate from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/21°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/28°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy becoming cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C

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