Isolated showers on Sunday before the next intense cold front arrives next week

22 August 2024 [updated 25 August]
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An intense cold front is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape from Tuesday, spreading into the the Eastern Cape on Wednesday with a very cold conditions persisting on Thursday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that heavy downpours possible over the south-western parts of the Western Cape on Wednesday, snowfalls over the mountains of the Western Cape, south-western high ground of the Northern Cape and the mountains of the Eastern Cape with very cold conditions over these areas and the strong to gale force wind over the interiors and the coastal winds associated with very rough seas can be expected.

ALSO READ: Widespread and very low-level snowfall possible in seven provinces next week.

Upcoming warnings from the SA Weather Service (SAWS):

A. yellow level 2 warning for damaging wind and waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas on Monday.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati Distric Municipality of the North-West, Nala and Matjhabeng Local Municipality of Free State and the John Taolo Gaetsewe DM of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Sunday:

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

MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm but hot in places the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine, windy and warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine, windy and cool to warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm in the west, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to cold but very cold in the south with a chance light rain over the southern parts by the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-westerly becoming light southerly in the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the morning with a chance of light rain over the south-western parts, where it will become partly cloudy and cold in places, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly, but strong along the south-west coast, becoming moderate easterly to north-easterly along the south coast from late afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with a chance of light rain south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with a chance of of light rain, south of escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly becoming easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool to warm, becoming cloudy in the east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecast from SAWS for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/23°C

VEREENIGING
Minimum/Maximum: 6/25°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/29°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/26°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/27°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/28°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 1/23°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/24°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/22°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with a chance of light rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/17°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Partly cloudy, becoming fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/18°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with a chance of morning light rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with a chance of light rain
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly becoming easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/19°C

DURBAN
Fine becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Fine becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine becoming cloudy in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/23°C

This forecast changes regularly and updates will be issued periodically.

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