Four weather warnings issued as the cold front arrives on Saturday

By Staff Writer
Published: 6 June 2025 [updated 7 June]

This forecast is for: Sat 07 June 2025
The maps cover: Sat 07 Jun – Mon 09 Jun

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Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the interior of the Western Cape and Namakwa district of the Northern Cape from Saturday into Monday, and over the Eastern Cape from Sunday into Wednesday, snowfall can be expected over high-lying areas and mountain peaks leading to icy road conditions especially over the Beaufort West municipality of the Western Cape on Sunday evening, spreading into the Eastern Cape high ground, south-western and western high ground of KwaZulu-Natal as well as extreme eastern and southern parts of Free State on Monday.

ALSO READ: Widespread snowfall possible for South Africa and Lesotho – low-level and disruptive for some regions.

Warnings from the SAWS from Saturday:

A. level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to flooding and difficult driving conditions over the City of Cape Town, Cape Winelands, western parts of Overberg and the southern parts of the West Coast District of the western cape on Saturday into Sunday.

B. level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas on Saturday spreading to Plettenberg Bay from Sunday into Monday.

C. level 1 warning for damaging winds leading to localised disruptions to small harbours and ports for short periods between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas.

D. level 1 warning for damaging interior winds resulting in localised power and communication interruptions as well as problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes in places over Joe Gqabi and Chris Hani district municipalties of the Eastern Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Saturday:

1. GAUTENG
Morning frost in places, with fog patches in the south, otherwise fine and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

2. MPUMALANGA
Morning fog over the highveld, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

3. LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy in the north, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

4. NORTH WEST
Fine, windy and cool, but partly cloudy in the west.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in places in the south-east and west, but scattered in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy, windy and cold with scattered to widespread showers and rain, but cool with isolated showers in the east. It will be partly cloudy in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh west to north-westerly, but strong to near-gale force along the south-west coast in the morning.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy and cool, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast to the west of Cape St Francis in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy and cool with isolated thundershowers north of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light northerly to north-westerly becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly early afternoon.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and warm but cool in the west. It will be fine in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly but fresh in the north, becoming south-westerly in the south in the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

JOHANNESBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/20°C

VEREENIGING
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/21°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/25°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/21°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/22°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/22°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/22°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/23°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/24°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with widespread showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/15°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Cloudy with evening rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy.
Wind: Light north-westerly becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/22°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly early afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index
Extreme

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/31°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/27°C

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