Wind and wave warnings on Monday and an intense cold front on the way

By Staff Writer
Published: 22 June 2025 [updated 23 June]

This forecast is for: Mon 23 June 2025
The maps cover: Mon 23 Jun – Wed 25 Jun

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A cold front will pass over the southern parts of the country resulting in cloudy to partly cloudy conditions with light rain and showers along the coast, otherwise fine and cold to cool weather conditions on Monday, according to the SA Weather Service.

An intense cold front is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape provinces from Wednesday until Friday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold, wet and windy conditions with heavy rainfall, strong interior winds and gale force coastal winds, very rough to high seas and light snowfall on the high-ground can be expected.

On Tuesday it should be fine and cold to cool, becoming cloudy and very cold in the south-west on Wednesday with scattered to widespread showers and rain. Snow is possible over the mountains in the Western Cape and the southern parts of the Northern Cape on Wednesday.

ALSO READ: More snowfall possible as school holidays begin – six SA provinces, Lesotho and Namibia.

Warnings from the SA Weather for Monday:

A: level 2 warning for damaging waves resulting in difficulty in navigation with small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing within the locality, and localised disruption to ports/harbours between Plettenberg Bay and East London.

B: level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in small vessels having difficulty in navigation, taking on water and dragging anchor between Plettenberg Bay and Port Alfred.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

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

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

3. LIMPOPO
Fine and cold to cool, but warm in the Lowveld.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine and cool.

5. FREE STATE
Fine, and cold to cool.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog in the central parts, otherwise fine and cold to cool. It will be partly cloudy over the southern parts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate south to south-easterly from the afternoon.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cold to cool, with light rain and showers over the south-western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places in the south, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places in the south-east, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the east from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly, becoming southerly to south-westerly from the south, spreading to the north by the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Monday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/20°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/21°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/25°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/21°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/22°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -2/22°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/18°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/19°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/18°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with light rain.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/16°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate westerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/19°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming cloudy from the evening.
Wind: Fresh to strong westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/21°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy by late afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/24°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly, becoming southerly o south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy by the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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