Weather: Below freezing overnight for some areas as load-reduction returns

9 June 2024 [updated 12 June]
By Staff Writer



A newer weather forecast can be found here.

It will be very chilly overnight on Sunday night, with Vereeniging dropping to a minimum of -1°C, Bloemfontein to 1°C and Polokwane to 2°C.

There is a chance of rain in the Western Cape from Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

City Power has announced a return of load-reduction as the cold rolls in. Read about it on myDorpie.com.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Wednesday:

1. GAUTENG
Fine and cold to cool. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.

2. MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool but cold over the southern Highveld.

3. LIMPOPO
Fine and cool.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine and cold to cool. It will be windy in the extreme west.

5. FREE STATE
Fine and cold to cool. It will be windy in the extreme west.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog in the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but fine, windy in the extreme east. The wind along the coast will be light easterly to north-easterly becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly from the afternoon.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Cold in places over the southern and north-eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but cloudy in the west with isolated to scattered light morning showers and rain in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be strong westerly to north-westerly along the south- west coast until late afternoon, otherwise moderate to fresh westerly to north- westerly. It will become light to moderate southerly to south-easterly along the west coast from afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low.

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly reaching strong in places in the east by the afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly but freshening westerly from the west by late morning.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be strong north-easterly north of KwaDukuza, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly becoming light to moderate south-westerly from Durban southwards by mid day afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.

See the South African Weather Service maps below.

This forecast changes regularly and updates will be issued periodically.

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