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Thursday's weather: Damaging waves in two provinces but fine and cool for rest of SA
Damaging waves, which may lead to disruptions in ports, are expected in parts of the Western Cape and the Eastern Cape; however, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), it will be fine and cool for most regions.
Impact-based warnings
Damaging waves causing difficulty in navigation and the risk of coastal users being swept off rocks are expected along the coast between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay until Saturday morning.
⚠️Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging waves
Affected area: Western Cape
Validity period: 18 to 21 June 2025. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 18, 2025
Damaging waves causing localised disruptions to ports, harbours, and beachfront activities are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Port Alfred.
Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging winds & waves
Affected area: Eastern Cape
Validity period: 20 June 2025, 00:00 until 23:59 SAST #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 18, 2025
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.
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
Very cold conditions with maximum temperatures of 10°C and below are expected in the interior of the Western Cape and the Namakwa district of the Northern Cape until Friday.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Fine and cool.
Pretoria: 05 °C — 22 °C
Johannesburg: 03 °C — 21 °C
Vereeniging: 04 °C — 22 °C
Mpumalanga: Fine and cool, warming up partially in the Lowveld by the afternoon.
Mbombela: 07 °C — 22 °C
Ermelo: 04 °C — 19 °C
Emalahleni: 06 °C — 20 °C
Standerton: 05 °C — 20 °C
Skukuza: 13 °C — 26 °C
Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm, with some partial cloudiness in the Lowveld.
Polokwane: 07 °C — 23 °C
Phalaborwa: 14 °C — 26 °C
Tzaneen: 10 °C — 23 °C
Musina: 13 °C — 26 °C
Lephalale: 09 °C — 25 °C
Mokopane: 09 °C — 23 °C
North West: Morning fog patches in the western parts but clearing for a fine, windy, and cool day.
Klerksdorp: 04 °C — 21 °C
Potchefstroom: 04 °C — 21 °C
Mahikeng: 05 °C — 22 °C
Rustenburg: 07 °C — 22 °C
Vryburg: 03 °C — 22 °C
Free State: Foggy in the northwest during early hours, transitioning into fine, windy, and cool to cold conditions.
Bloemfontein: 01 °C — 18 °C
Welkom: 03 °C — 19 °C
Bethlehem: 03 °C — 16 °C
Northern Cape: Fog patches in the morning, becoming fine and cool to cold. Southern high-ground regions will experience very cold temperatures. Coastal wind will shift from light to moderate north-westerly to moderate south-westerly or southerly in the afternoon.
Upington: 02 °C — 19 °C
Kimberley: 01 °C — 19 °C
De Aar: 01 °C — 13 °C
Alexander Bay: 07 °C — 20 °C
Springbok: 04 °C — 15 °C
Calvinia: 02 °C — 14 °C
Sutherland: 00 °C — 10 °C
Western Cape: Fine in the northeast, while it'll be partly cloudy and cool to cold in other regions with isolated showers expected in the southwest. Coastal wind will move from fresh to strong westerly and later to north-westerly.
Cape Town: 11 °C — 16 °C
Vredendal: 07 °C — 19 °C
Riversdale: 06 °C — 18 °C
George: 10 °C — 17 °C
Worcester: 07 °C — 16 °C
Beaufort West: 04 °C — 16 °C
Oudtshoorn: 05 °C — 16 °C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to cold conditions across much of the area. Morning frost is likely in the northeast, with coastal regions seeing partly cloudy skies. Coastal wind starts light to moderate north-westerly and transitions to moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool conditions dominate, with colder temperatures and morning frost in the north. Coastal wind will flow light to moderate westerly and turn north-easterly later in the day.
Gqeberha: 09 °C — 19 °C
Makhanda: 06 °C — 18 °C
Cradock: 02 °C — 17 °C
Graaff-Reinet: 03 °C — 18 °C
East London: 10 °C — 19 °C
Port St Johns: 12 °C — 21 °C
Mthatha: 04 °C — 18 °C
Komani: 01 °C — 17 °C
Qonce: 05 °C — 19 °C
KwaZulu-Natal: Interior regions may experience fog patches in the morning, followed by partly cloudy and cool to cold conditions. Coastal and adjacent areas may see isolated showers and rain. Coastal wind will stay light to moderate, oscillating between northerly and north-easterly directions.
Durban: 14 °C — 22 °C
Richard's Bay: 15 °C — 22 °C
Pietermaritzburg: 05 °C — 19 °C
Ladysmith: 02 °C — 22 °C
