Very cold overnight in parts of South Africa and more snow falls in KZN

27 August 2024 [updated 30 August]
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Very cold conditions are expected in places over the interior of the Eastern Cape and the south western parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Thursday and overnight. Snow fell in KwaZulu-Natal and the Drakensberg on Thursday afternoon – photos and video posted on our social media.

Read Snow forecast for Thursday for KwaZulu-Natal and the east of the country for our detailed snow forecast.

Upcoming warnings from the SA Weather Service (SAWS):

High fire conditions are expected over western parts of the North West Province and the David Kruipe and kai !Garib district in the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Friday:

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

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and cold to cool with light rain in the east.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and warm with drizzle and light rain in the east.

THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Partly cloudy, windy, and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cold to cool with isolated showers over the extreme east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Frost with mist over the interior, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places along the west coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong east to south-easterly, but light to moderate north-easterly along the south coast at first. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and cool. Frost is expected in the north. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong easterly in the afternoon, but north-easterly in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and cool to cold, becoming partly cloudy in places along the coast in the afternoon. Frost is expected in the north. The wind along the coast will be Moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong north-easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches and rain over the south and western interior, otherwise cloudy and very cold to cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, becoming northerly to north-easterly in the evening. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecast from SAWS for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/18°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/18°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with light rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/16°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with morning fog patches.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/17°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/21°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: -3/23°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: -2/20°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: -4/23°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 1/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/19°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming fresh to strong easterly in the afternoon, but north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/19°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/19°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, becoming northerly to north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly becoming north-easterly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/15°C

This forecast changes regularly and updates will be issued periodically.

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