Four warnings issued for Wednesday as another cold front arrives

By Staff Writer
Published: 29 July 2025 [updated 30 July]

This forecast is for: Wed 30 July 2025
The maps cover: Wed 30 Jul – Fri 01 Aug

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Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Namakwa district (Northern Cape), as well as over the Cape Winelands, Central Karoo and Little Karoo Municipalities of the Western Cape on Thursday.

SEE ALSO: Snowfall possible in three SA provinces and Lesotho – disruptive snowfall warning issued.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. level 2 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes over the south-western parts of the Northern Cape.

B. level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised damage to temporary structures and an increased risk of localised runaway fires in places over Dr Beyers Naude local municipality of the Eastern Cape.

C. level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised damage to temporary structures and localised power and communication interruptions in places over Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi district municipalities of the Eastern Cape.

Some warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

level 1 warning for disruptive snow in parts of the Eastern Cape, as per the map below.

level 2 warning for damaging waves between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas on Thursday morning, spreading to Plettenberg Bay and Alexander Bay in the afternoon, subsiding from Friday morning.

level 2 warning for damaging winds with gusts of 74-84 km/h in parts of the Eastern Cape, as per the map below.

level 2 warning for damaging winds with gusts of 35-40 knots along the coast of the KwaZulu-Natal, as per the map below.

level 2 warning for damaging waves along the coast of the Eastern Cape, as per the map below.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

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

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

3. LIMPOPO
Fine and cool.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine and cool.

5. FREE STATE
Fine and cold to cool.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm. It will be fine in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning drizzle and fog in places along the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but warm in the east. Rain is expected over the south-western parts from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly but strong in the south-west.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in places, otherwise fine and warm, but windy over the interior. It will become cloudy along the coast from late morning. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming south-westerly from the west from mid-morning.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine, windy and cool in places in the west, but warm along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon.

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

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/19°C

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

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/21°C

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

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/19°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/21°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 1/18°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/22°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

CAPE TOWN
Mostly cloudy with morning drizzle and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Fresh to strong north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/16°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/28°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly until midday and in the evening, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/24°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/25°C

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