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News24
6 hours ago
- Climate
- News24
Saturday's weather: Damaging waves from Western Cape to KZN; cloudy, cool for most parts
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of damaging waves along coastal areas in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Strong winds are also forecast for some parts of the Eastern Cape. Impact-based warnings - Yellow level 2: Damaging waves along coastal areas from Saldanha Bay to East London and along the KwaZulu-Natal coast may disrupt navigation, put small vessels at risk, and cause localised disruptions to ports and harbours. ⚠️Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging waves Affected area: KwaZulu-Natal Validity period: 21 June 2025. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather — SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 20, 2025 - Yellow level 2: Strong winds between Cannon Rocks and East London could make navigation difficult. In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation. The SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low. The weather in your province Gauteng: Expect a fine and cool day. Mpumalanga: The weather will be fine and cool, with partial cloudiness developing over the Lowveld and escarpment later. Mbombela: 8°C - 20°C Ermelo: 3°C - 16°C Emalahleni: 4°C - 18°C Standerton: 1°C - 17°C Skukuza: 8°C - 24°C Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm conditions can be expected, with some cloud development in the east during the afternoon. Polokwane: 7°C - 22°C Phalaborwa: 12°C - 25°C Tzaneen: 12°C - 23°C Musina: 14°C - 26°C Lephalale: 9°C - 26°C Mokopane: 8°C - 22°C North West: The day is forecast to be fine with temperatures ranging from cool to cold. Klerksdorp: 1°C - 17°C Potchefstroom: 0°C - 17°C Mahikeng: 4°C - 19°C Rustenburg: 4°C - 21°C Vryburg: -1°C - 18°C Free State: Anticipate a fine day with cool to cold temperatures. Bloemfontein: -2°C - 16°C Welkom: -1°C - 17°C Bethlehem: -3°C - 16°C Northern Cape: Morning fog patches are expected along the coast, followed by fine and cool-to-cold conditions. The south-west may see some partial cloudiness. Coastal winds will be light and variable, becoming moderate south-easterly in the afternoon. Upington: 1°C - 20°C Kimberley: -1°C - 17°C De Aar: 0°C - 15°C Alexander Bay: 8°C - 27°C Springbok: 8°C - 20°C Calvinia: 2°C - 18°C Sutherland: 0°C - 16°C Western Cape: The day will be partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers along the south coast and adjacent interior. The north-east will remain fine. Coastal winds will vary from moderate to fresh north-westerly, lightening along the south coast. Cape Town: 12°C - 17°C Vredendal: 9°C - 24°C Riversdale: 11°C - 22°C George: 11°C - 19°C Worcester: 10°C - 20°C Beaufort West: 5°C - 21°C Oudtshoorn: 7°C - 20°C Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool conditions are expected, though the coast may experience isolated showers. Coastal winds will be moderate and westerly. Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: The forecast includes fine and cool conditions overall, with some partial clouds developing along the south coast. Coastal winds will be moderate south-westerly. Gqeberha: 12°C - 18°C Makhanda: 9°C - 18°C Cradock: 3°C - 15°C Graaff-Reinet: 3°C - 16°C East London: 12°C - 18°C Port St Johns: 11°C - 18°C Mthatha: 5°C - 15°C Komani: 4°C - 15°C Qonce: 9°C - 17°C KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and cool to warm conditions will prevail, though it will be cold in the south-west. Coastal winds are forecast to be moderate to fresh south-westerly, shifting to light north-westerly in the evening. Durban: 15°C - 23°C Richards Bay: 14°C - 23°C Pietermaritzburg: 6°C - 18°C Ladysmith: 0°C - 19°C
IOL News
10 hours ago
- Climate
- IOL News
Severe weather alert: Cold temperatures and rain expected this weekend
Rough seas, damaging winds, and a drop in temperatures dominate South Africa's weekend forecast, with the Eastern Cape under a Yellow Level 2 warning. South Africans can expect a chilly and blustery weekend as a deep low-pressure system sweeps across the country, bringing cold temperatures, damaging winds, and rain to parts of the coast, along with a Yellow Level 2 warning for the Eastern Cape. According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), Saturday will see widespread cold to cool conditions across most provinces, with fine to partly cloudy skies in the interior. Isolated 30% rainfall is expected along the southern coast, particularly around George and Plettenberg Bay, while winds will strengthen over the Eastern Cape coastline, reaching speeds between 80–100km/h offshore. 'A deep low-pressure system passing south of the country will result in strong to gale force winds and rough seas, with wave heights reaching up to 8 metres,' said SAWS forecasters. 'This poses a significant risk to small vessels, temporary structures, and high-sided vehicles along exposed routes.'
IOL News
2 days ago
- Climate
- IOL News
South African weather warnings: What they really mean
SA Weather Services (SAWS) issued several weather warnings for different parts the country this week. Image: File Doctor Ngcobo/ Independent Newspapers Have you ever received a weather warning from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) and wondered what it really means? While the warnings use colours and numbers, you might be asking yourself: is it just a little rain, or something serious enough to cancel school, flood your home, or even threaten your life? We look into the meanings behind these weather warnings, how they can impact you, and how the Impact-Based Severe Weather Warning System transforms the way SAWS communicates weather risks. How it works The warnings follow a colour-coded system designed to show the severity of expected weather impacts. Green indicates a low-impact event with minimal disruption, yellow signals a minor impact that may require some caution, orange indicates a significant impact that could pose risks to safety and infrastructure, and red represents a high-impact event where serious consequences are likely, requiring immediate action. Now that we understand what the colours are, let's move on to the numbers. Each colour is paired with a number from 1 to 5 to indicate the likelihood of the event occurring, with 5 being the highest. In special circumstances, SAWS may indicate a '10', signalling an extreme certainty of a severe impact. Video Player is loading. Play Video Play Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration -:- Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Window Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Transparency Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Dropshadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. Advertisement Next Stay Close ✕ For instance, a red level 10 warning means a dangerous weather event is almost certain. Think devastating floods, destructive winds or severe hail. This is when urgent action is required. This dual system allows citizens, schools, and local authorities to quickly understand both how bad the weather could be and how likely it is to happen. This approach has already shown its usefulness. Ahead of the infamous Cape Storm, SAWS warned disaster managers early enough that schools were pre-emptively closed, a move that likely prevented chaos and injury. The warning system was developed with the National Disaster Management Centre, and has been piloted in communities nationwide. The South African Weather Service emphasises that SAWS is the only official source of weather alerts. Other social media warnings or forwarded WhatsApp messages may not be accurate — and relying on them could be dangerous. IOL NEWS
News24
3 days ago
- Climate
- News24
Wednesday's weather: Cold conditions with damaging waves, winds in some regions
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has forecast damaging waves and winds in parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape. Rain is expected in the east of KwaZulu-Natal. Impact-based warnings Yellow level 2 warning: damaging waves expected between Saldanha Bay and East London. This may lead to difficult navigation for small vessels, the risk of water intake, and localised disruption to beachfront activities. Yellow level 1 warning: damaging winds are expected between Cape Point and East London, causing challenges for small vessels, including the potential of taking on water and dragging anchors. In SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that a higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation. SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low. Advisories Cold conditions with daytime temperatures of 10°C or below are expected over parts of the interior of the Western Cape and Namakwa District in the Northern Cape. These conditions will persist until Saturday. The weather in your province Gauteng: Fine and cool. Pretoria: 5°C - 21°C Johannesburg: 3°C - 20°C Vereeniging: 2°C - 21°C Mpumalanga: Fine and cool to cold, with warm conditions on the Lowveld. Mbombela: 9°C - 26°C Ermelo: 5°C - 17°C Emalahleni: 5°C - 20°C Standerton: 4°C - 20°C Skukuza: 12°C - 30°C Limpopo: Morning fog expected in the south-west, becoming fine and cool to warm during the day. Polokwane: 8°C - 22°C Phalaborwa: 13°C - 30°C Tzaneen: 12°C - 25°C Musina: 12°C - 27°C Lephalale: 8°C - 24°C Mokopane: 9°C - 23°C North West: Fine and cool. Klerksdorp: 5°C - 20°C Potchefstroom: 2°C - 20°C Mahikeng: 5°C - 20°C Rustenburg: 6°C - 23°C Vryburg: 3°C - 21°C Free State: Morning fog in the western parts, otherwise fine and cool to cold. It will be windy in the extreme south-east. Bloemfontein: 1°C - 18°C Welkom: 4°C - 19°C Bethlehem: -1°C - 17°C Northern Cape: Partly cloudy in the extreme west; elsewhere, fine and cool to cold conditions will prevail, with cold weather in the southern high-ground. Coastal wind: Light to moderate north-westerly, turning moderate south-westerly to southerly by the afternoon. Upington: 4°C - 16°C Kimberley: 3°C - 18°C De Aar: 3°C - 13°C Alexander Bay: 10°C - 21°C Springbok: 4°C - 14°C Calvinia: 2°C - 11°C Sutherland: 0°C - 10°C Western Cape: Cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated showers and rain expected, except in the north-east where it will be partly cloudy. Coastal wind: Light to moderate north-westerly north of Cape Columbine, moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly winds elsewhere, with strong winds in the morning. Cape Town: 12°C - 16°C Vredendal: 8°C - 17°C Riversdale: 10°C - 16°C George: 11°C - 15°C Worcester: 10°C - 16°C Beaufort West: 3°C - 15°C Oudtshoorn: 6°C - 15°C Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy in places along the coast, isolated showers and rain expected west of Gqeberha. Otherwise partly cloudy and cold, fine in the north-east with morning frost. Coastal wind: Strong to gale force south-westerly winds. Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cold, with morning frost in the northern areas. Partly cloudy conditions are likely along the coast. Coastal wind: Strong south-westerly. Gqeberha: 12°C - 18°C Makhanda: 8°C - 15°C Cradock: 1°C - 15°C Graaff-Reinet: 2°C - 15°C East London: 14°C - 20°C Port St Johns: 15°C - 21°C Mthatha: 8°C - 18°C Komani: 4°C - 14°C Qonce: 10°C - 17°C KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and rain in the east. Warm temperatures are expected in the north-east. Coastal wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
The Citizen
4 days ago
- Politics
- The Citizen
Top 10 stories of the day: Bad weather to hit this week
Here's your daily news update for Monday, 16 June 2025: An easy-to-read selection of our top stories. News today includes that the Western Cape and Northern Cape should brace themselves for a week of bad weather conditions. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a warning that the two provinces will experience damaging winds, high waves and a significant drop in temperatures. Meanwhile, a man has failed to convince the Kimberly High Court why the South African Police Service (Saps) should pay him R2 million after his personal information was leaked on social media. Furthermore, EFF leader Julius Malema has taken fresh shots at Donald Trump, claiming the US President is 'scared' of the party. Malema was a topic of conversation during SA President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to the White House last month. There, Trump played a video of Malema chanting the controversial 'Kill the Boer' chant and questioned why the Red Beret leader had not been arrested. Bad weather to hit these parts of South Africa from Tuesday Picture: iStock The Western Cape and Northern Cape should brace themselves for a week of bad weather conditions. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a warning that the two provinces will experience damaging winds, high waves and a significant drop in temperatures. The forecaster said the Western Cape and Namaqua will experience damaging winds from Tuesday. CONTINUE READING: Bad weather to hit these parts of South Africa from Tuesday Murder witness sues police for R2 million after personal information leaked Police Minister Senzo Mchunu. Picture: GCIS A man has failed to convince the Kimberly High Court why the South African Police Service (Saps) should pay him R2 million after his personal information was leaked on social media. On 1 June 2025, the applicant, only identified as Mr KM, witnessed the murder of his employer in Kuruman, and it has since been established that he was the only eyewitness to the incident. The applicant made statements to the police investigating the incident, expecting that his details would be kept confidential. CONTINUE READING: Murder witness sues police for R2 million after personal information leaked WATCH: 'Even Donald Trump is scared of the EFF' – Malema EFF leader Julius Malema has taken fresh shots at Donald Trump, claiming the US President is 'scared' of the party. Malema was a topic of conversation during SA President Cyril Ramaphosa's visit to the White House last month. There, Trump played a video of Malema chanting the controversial 'Kill the Boer' chant and questioned why the Red Beret leader had not been arrested. Trump and his former bestie Elon Musk claimed there is a white genocide that is being fuelled by Malema, despite official crime statistics not supporting any claims of a genocide in the country. CONTINUE READING: WATCH: 'Even Donald Trump is scared of the EFF' – Malema Father's Day tragedy: Dad and son die in N3 crash Picture: Facebook/Suburban Control Centre A father and his teenage son were killed in a single-vehicle crash on the N3 highway near Market Road in Pietermaritzburg on Sunday afternoon. It is understood that there was a second teenager who survived with serious injuries. The three were travelling on the N3 during midday when the driver lost control of the car and it rolled several times before coming to rest on its roof. CONTINUE READING: Father's Day tragedy: Dad and son die in N3 crash Elderly couple shot dead in parking lot of Rustenburg shopping centre Picture: South African Police Service/Supplied Police in North West have launched a manhunt following the murder of an elderly couple in the parking lot of a Shopping Centre in Rustenburg on Saturday afternoon. Although the motive of the murder is yet to be determined, Colonel Adele Myburgh says reports suggest the elderly couple was shot dead following a confrontation with the occupants of a white Kia Rio without number plates. Paramedics declared both victims dead on the scene. CONTINUE READING: Elderly couple shot dead in parking lot of Rustenburg shopping centre Here are five more stories of the day: Yesterday's News recap READ HERE: Top 10 stories of the day: Second group of SANDF troops return home | EC flood victims occupied land illegally | Petrol hike ahead?
