Very cold in parts of the Eastern Cape on Friday and a warning for damaging waves

By Staff Writer
Published: 17 July 2025 [updated 18 July]

This forecast is for: Fri 18 July 2025
The maps cover: Fri 18 Jul – Sun 20 Jul

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Very cold conditions are expected in places over the northern-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, according to the SA Weather Service.

From Saturday partly cloudy conditions can be expected in the east with isolated showers. Otherwise, fine and cold to cool.

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Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 2 warning for damaging waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels are at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality between Alexander Bay and East London.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

2. MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy with drizzle in the east from the evening.

3. LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches in the central parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Partly cloudy and cool.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, and cool to cold, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east and along the Lesotho border.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold but fine in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the south-west with fog patches in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and cold but cool over the West Coast District. Isolated showers and rain can be expected in the extreme south-west and south-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly along the south coast, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-easterly. It will become moderate south-easterly along the west and south-west coast in the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, but cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast west of Gqeberha. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly, becoming light to moderate from late afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and cold, but cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and rain in the east. It will be very cold in places over the northern high ground. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior where it will be cloudy. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/23°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/22°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/21°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with drizzle from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/23°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/23°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/23°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/21°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/18°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/18°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/19°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy.
Wind: Light south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/16°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/16°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/18°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/16°C

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