Cold in places on Tuesday with showers in the west

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 July 2025 [updated 29 July]

This forecast is for: Tue 29 July 2025
The maps cover: Tue 29 Jul – Thu 31 Jul

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Showers are now possible in the Western Cape as well as the Northern Cape later on Tuesday, according to the lunchtime update from the SA Weather Service.

Fine and cold to cool but cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and rain in the south-west on Wednesday, spreading to the west and southern interior by Thursday.

SEE ALSO: More low-level snowfall in a few SA provinces and Lesotho on Thursday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Swellendam and Hassequa municipalities of the Western Cape.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. level 2 warning for damaging winds over parts of the Northern Cape as per the map below.

B. level 1 warning for damaging winds over parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape as per the map below.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

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

2. MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool but cold in places.

3. LIMPOPO
Fine and cold to cool.

4. NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

5. FREE STATE
Fine and cool but cold in the south-east.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east. It will be hot in the extreme north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the west in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. Evening fog patches can be expected in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, but warm along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, but warm in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cold. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/18°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/18°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/17°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/15°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/18°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/19°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/17°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/20°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/23°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/28°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/25°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/25°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Fresh to strong northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Fresh to strong northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/22°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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