TUESDAY WEATHER: More snowfall possible in the Drakensberg and Lesotho

By Staff Writer
Published: 8 June 2026

This forecast is for: Tue 09 June 2026
The maps cover: Tue 09 Jun – Thu 11 Jun


Light snowfall is possible for the slopes of the Drakensburg in the Free State and KwaZulu-Natal on Tuesday, and up to 5cm of snowfall is possible in the east of Lesotho as per the map.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool but warm in the east.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool to cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places in the west, otherwise fine and cool to cold. The wind along the coast will be light and variable

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places along the coast, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be light and variable.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated morning showers of rain in the south. The wind along the coast will be light and variable.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers of rain along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning and evening fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but cold in the south-west. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected in the south and east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly to southerly, becoming light north-westerly in the extreme south late evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/22°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/21°C

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

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/24°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/24°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/24°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/23°C

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

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

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/23°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy becoming fine.
Wind: light south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C

GEORGE
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/18°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with morning showers of rain.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with showers of rain.
Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/19°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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