Multiple weather warnings up to level six for disruptive and dangerous snowfall from Sunday

By Staff Writer
Published: 7 June 2025 [updated 8 June]

This forecast is for: Sun 08 June 2025
The maps cover: Sun 08 Jun – Mon 09 Jun

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Snowfall is expected over high-lying areas and mountain peaks leading to icy road conditions over the Beaufort West municipality of the Western Cape and southern High-ground of the Northern Cape Sunday evening, spreading to the southern high-ground of the Free State (reaching the extreme southern and eastern parts), northern high-ground of the Eastern Cape, as well as the south-western and western high-ground of KwaZulu-Natal Monday through Wednesday.

This will be accompanied by very cold, wet and windy conditions over the interior of the Western Cape and Namakwa District of the Northern Cape Sunday, spreading eastwards to affect the southern parts of the Free State, the interior of the Eastern Cape and the western interior of KwaZulu-Natal on Monday through Wednesday.

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Warnings from the SA Weather for Sunday:

A. level 3 warning for disruptive snow leading to icy road conditions causing major traffic disruptions, especially the N1 Highway, over the Beaufort West municipality of the Western Cape from the evening, into Monday.

B. level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay, persisting into Monday.

Warnings from the SA Weather for Monday and Tuesday:

A. level 6 warning for disruptive snow resulting in danger to life, pass closures and communities cut-off, over Joe Gqabi district municipality, Enoch Mgijima (Molteno) and Matatiele local municipalities of the Eastern Cape.

B. level 5 warning for disruptive rain leading to danger to life, flooding and displacements of settlements, as well as mudslides, over OR Tambo district municipality, Mbashe, Mnquma, Great Kei, Ngqushwa, Ndlambe and Sundays River local minicipalities, as well as Buffalo City and Nelson Mandela Metros in the Eastern Cape.

C. level 2 warning for disruptive snow leading to loss of livestock, minor passes closed, and traffic disruptions due to snow and icy roads, over the Chris Hani district municipallity (excluding Molteno, Intsika Yethu and Dr AB Xuma local municipalities), Dr Beyers Naude (Graaff-Reinet), Raymond Mhlaba, Amahlathi and Umzimvubu local municipality of the Eastern Cape.

D. level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised mudslides, flooding of settlements, and roads in places over Sarah Baartman district municipality (excluding Willowmore and Jansenville local minicipalities), Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi, Alfred Nzo district municipalities, as well as Raymond Mhlaba, Amahlati and Mhlontlo local municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

E. level 2 warning for damaging waves off the Western Cape coast, as per the map below.

F. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, as per the map below.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Sunday:

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

2. MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

3. LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm but partly cloudy in the south-west.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Partly cloudy, windy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, except the extreme east.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and cold to cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the central parts.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy in the west with scattered showers and rain, otherwise partly, windy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-central parts. It will be very cold in the extreme southern parts with a possibility of light snow. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming west to south-westerly but southerly from the evening.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Mostly cloudy and cold with scattered to widespread showers and rain. Light snowfall is possible over the extreme north-eastern parts from the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly along the south coast in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong at times in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers. Snowfall is expected over the Sneeuberg from the evening.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly, becoming moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cool in places along the coast, otherwise cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers. Snowfall is expected over high-lying areas from the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool to warm, becoming cloudy in the south from the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly but southerly to south-westerly in the south, spreading northwards from late morning.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/20°C

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

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/21°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/23°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/21°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/19°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/18°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/15°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain clearing from the afternoon when it will become partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/14°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Mostly cloudy with widespread showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming fresh southerly to south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/16°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/16°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/18°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-westerly by the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly becoming southerly to south-westerly by late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/23°C

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