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News24
18 hours ago
- Climate
- News24
Friday's weather: Western Cape chilly with light rain, rest of SA fine and cool
Very cold conditions are expected in the Western Cape and the Northern Cape with daytime temperatures of 10°C or below in some parts, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Impact-based warnings - Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging waves along the coastline between Saldanha Bay and East London are expected until Saturday morning. These waves may create difficulty for navigation, pose risks to small vessels (capsizing or taking on water), and cause disruption to ports and harbours. - Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging winds are likely to cause localised damage to settlements (both formal and informal) over the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay local municipalities. These winds will also affect offshore navigation between Plettenberg Bay and East London. Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 19 - 20 June 2025. Partly cloudy conditions are expected along the coastal areas of RSA, with isolated showers and damaging winds & waves possible along the south coast. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather — SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 19, 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 Areas in the interior of the Western Cape and the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape are expected to experience very cold conditions, with daytime temperatures of 10°C or below. The weather in your province Gauteng: Fine and cool. Pretoria: 9°C — 23°C Johannesburg: 9°C — 20°C Vereeniging: 8°C — 20°C Mpumalanga: Fine and cool, warming up in the Lowveld and escarpment. Mbombela: 7°C — 27°C Ermelo: 6°C — 20°C Emalahleni: 7°C — 20°C Standerton: 5°C — 20°C Skukuza: 12°C — 31°C Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm. Polokwane: 8°C — 23°C Phalaborwa: 13°C — 30°C Tzaneen: 10°C — 27°C Musina: 11°C — 29°C Lephalale: 8°C — 26°C Mokopane: 8°C — 24°C North West: Fine and cool. Klerksdorp: 5°C — 21°C Potchefstroom: 5°C — 21°C Mahikeng: 5°C — 22°C Rustenburg: 7°C — 22°C Vryburg: 4°C — 21°C Free State: Fine, windy, and cold to cool. Bloemfontein: 0°C — 17°C Welkom: 4°C — 18°C Bethlehem: 1°C — 16°C Northern Cape: Cloudy in the south and south-west, then fine and cold to cool with windy conditions in the extreme south-east. Coastal winds: Light and variable, becoming moderate southerly in the afternoon. Upington: 1°C — 16°C Kimberley: 2°C — 17°C De Aar: 1°C — 13°C Alexander Bay: 6°C — 22°C Springbok: 5°C — 15°C Calvinia: 4°C — 13°C Sutherland: 5°C — 11°C Western Cape: Cloudy and cold with light rain in the south-west in the morning, later spreading along the south coast by evening. Northeast areas will start partly cloudy before becoming cloudy. Coastal winds: Fresh to strong west to north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-westerly north of Cape Point from the afternoon. Cape Town: 12°C — 15°C Vredendal: 9°C — 17°C Riversdale: 8°C — 17°C George: 10°C — 17°C Worcester: 11°C — 16°C Beaufort West: 2°C — 17°C Oudtshoorn: 4°C — 18°C Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to cold, partly cloudy later along the south, with isolated coastal showers and rain. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, turning fresh to strong south-westerly by the afternoon. Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to cold. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-westerly in the south, switching to south-westerly by midday, with moderate south-westerly winds elsewhere. Gqeberha: 12°C — 20°C Makhanda: 8°C — 19°C Cradock: 3°C — 16°C Graaff-Reinet: 4°C — 15°C East London: 13°C — 20°C Port St Johns: 11°C — 20°C Mthatha: 5°C — 18°C Komani: 0°C — 16°C Qonce: 7°C — 19°C KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy in the south early on, then fine and cool to warm across the province, yet cold along the south-west. Coastal winds: Light to moderate northerly winds, strengthening toward the north, followed by moderate to fresh southerly winds sweeping south to north during the afternoon. Durban: 13°C — 23°C Richard's Bay: 12°C — 26°C Pietermaritzburg: 6°C — 23°C Ladysmith: 7°C — 22°C
The Sun
11-06-2025
- Climate
- The Sun
Met Office issues string of thunderstorm warnings lasting 3 DAYS as ‘torrential' downpours, lightning & hail to strike
THE Met Office has issued severe "danger to life" weather warnings for large parts of the country for the next three days. Brits have been warned of "torrential" downpours, lightning and hail which are set to strike areas from the west to the south-east of the UK. 1 Yellow thunderstorm warnings are in place from tomorrow until Saturday. is your go-to destination for the best celebrity news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Like us on Facebook at and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.
News24
10-06-2025
- Climate
- News24
Wednesday's weather: Damaging winds for Eastern Cape and KZN; cold and cool for rest of SA
Damaging winds and waves resulting in damage to coastal infrastructure are expected in the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS). Impact-based warnings - Orange Level 6 warning: Damaging waves resulting in damage to coastal infrastructure, risk to medium vessels dragging anchors are expected between East London and Port Edward of the Eastern Cape. - Yellow level 4 warning: Damaging winds and waves resulting in localised disruption of small harbours and/or a port for a short period of time, small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsising in a locality, difficulty in navigation (eg. small vessels in short period, steep waves and hampered progress due to strong winds), and localised disruptions to beach front activities (e.g. closure of beaches for swimming, shore/rock angling) are expected along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. 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. The weather in your province Gauteng: Frost in some areas during the morning, otherwise fine and cold conditions with morning fog in central and southern regions. - Pretoria: 4°C — 14°C - Johannesburg: 3°C — 11°C - Vereeniging: 1°C — 11°C Mpumalanga: Fog patches in the south during the morning. Fine and cold to cool conditions, with partly cloudy weather in the east. - Mbombela: 6°C — 22°C - Ermelo: 0°C — 14°C - Emalahleni: 1°C — 15°C - Standerton: -1°C — 16°C - Skukuza: 9°C — 25°C Limpopo: Fine and cool conditions forecast. - Polokwane: 5°C — 19°C - Phalaborwa: 11°C — 24°C - Tzaneen: 8°C — 20°C - Musina: 8°C — 24°C - Lephalale: 4°C — 21°C - Mokopane: 4°C — 21°C North West: Fine and cold throughout the region. - Klerksdorp: 1°C — 14°C - Potchefstroom: 2°C — 14°C - Mahikeng: 1°C — 16°C - Rustenburg: 4°C — 16°C - Vryburg: 0°C — 15°C Free State: Fine and cold weather expected. - Bloemfontein: 1°C — 14°C - Welkom: 1°C — 14°C - Bethlehem: -2°C — 13°C Northern Cape: Fine, cold to cool conditions. Moderate south-easterly winds along the coast. - Upington: 1°C — 16°C - Kimberley: 1°C — 14°C - De Aar: 1°C — 12°C - Alexander Bay: 11°C — 23°C - Springbok: 7°C — 16°C - Calvinia: 2°C — 15°C - Sutherland: -1°C — 12°C Western Cape: Partly cloudy skies in the eastern areas during the morning, otherwise, fine and cool to cold conditions with possible frost in the central interior in the morning. Coastal winds will be light to moderate, easterly to south-easterly. - Cape Town: 11°C — 17°C - Vredendal: 6°C — 20°C - Riversdale: 7°C — 17°C - George: 9°C — 17°C - Worcester: 6°C — 15°C - Beaufort West: 4°C — 14°C - Oudtshoorn: 6°C — 17°C Eastern Cape: Cloudy with possible light rain along the coast in the morning, becoming partly cloudy and cold to cool later in the day. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh westerly, transitioning to light south-westerly in the afternoon. - Gqeberha: 12°C — 18°C - Makhanda: 8°C — 15°C - Cradock: 2°C — 12°C - Graaff-Reinet: 3°C — 14°C - East London: 13°C — 18°C - Port St Johns: 10°C — 16°C - Mthatha: 5°C — 13°C - Komani: 3°C — 12°C - Qonce: 8°C — 15°C KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and cold to cool conditions; it will get very cold in the extreme south-west. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly, strengthening at times. - Durban: 15°C — 19°C - Richards Bay: 15°C — 20°C - Pietermaritzburg: 6°C — 15°C - Ladysmith: 3°C — 15°C
The Independent
10-06-2025
- Climate
- The Independent
UK weather mapped: Where to expect half a month's rain in a matter of hours
Parts of Britain can expect a battering of rain as humid air drives up temperatures and is expected to bring thunderstorms to the UK. The Met Office reported heavy, thundery showers overnight on Wednesday moving through the west of the country, which could see 20 to 40 mm of rain over just a few hours during intense downpours. Frequent lightning can be expected amid these bursts of heavy rain as the wet weather moves slowly through the North and East on Thursday. Met Office deputy chief meteorologist, Mike Silverstone, said: 'After largely benign weather early in the week, some intense, thundery showers will move in on Wednesday evening. These thunderstorms are being triggered by some warm, humid air that is moving into the UK from the South. 'The intense rainfall could see 20 to 40mm accumulating over just a few hours, which could cause some disruption. While there are no severe weather warnings issued at the moment, it is possible thunderstorm warnings may be issued this week.' Much of the intense downpour will be focused in the South West, with Northern Ireland and western Wales also facing the wet weather. The turbulent weather is being caused by a plume of warm air moving in from the south, driving a change to the weather later in the week. By Friday, much of the country should see more settled weather, although another band of thunderstorms is expected to move in again from the South West late on Friday, bringing intense rainfall in the early hours of Saturday morning. As well as torrential rain, the humid plume of air will see temperatures climb throughout the week. The forecaster predicted highs of 27C on Wednesday, 27C for Thursday with 29C possible by Friday, particularly focused in South East and central England. Temperatures are set to climb into the twenties across the country, with Newcastle experiencing 22C and York seeing 23C. Meteorologist Craig Snell said that a plume of warm air from Iberia and France is causing the changeable weather. He added: 'After Wednesday, we start to draw up some very warm and humid air from Iberia and France, and that will make it quite humid across much of the UK and that humidity will potentially spark off some thunderstorms. 'From late Wednesday and especially into Thursday, we start to see the risk of some thunderstorms around and that will continue as we go through Thursday and Friday and potentially into Saturday as well. 'By the time we get to midweek, it will feel very different out there, with quite humid night times also becoming a good deal warmer than what we have been experiencing over the last couple of nights, so probably borderline uncomfortable for some people by day.' Today: Low cloud and patchy light rain across the south this morning, will become restricted to the far south during the afternoon. Otherwise increasing amounts of sunshine developing throughout today with morning showers tending to die out. Feeling warmer for many. Dry for most tonight with variable cloud and clear spells. The clearest skies in the north, where it will turn chilly. Mild in the south though with some patchy fog. Wednesday: Morning low cloud across the south will burn away to leave a largely dry and sunny day for many, with a few showers in the west. Widely very warm. Thursday to Saturday: Very warm and humid on Thursday and Friday with the risk of some heavy and thundery downpours developing. Further heavy rain possible on Saturday, but feeling fresher from the south.
RNZ News
06-06-2025
- Climate
- RNZ News
Weather: Fears for extreme cold snap don't eventuate despite chilly temperatures
Photo: Screenshot / MetService Fears for an extreme cold snap have not eventuated, despite chilly temperatures around the motu. The country went into the latter part of the week with almost two dozen weather warnings in place, but rain eased on Friday in Tāupo and the Bay of Plenty, and the South avoided heavy snowfall. MetService meterologist Sylvia Martino told RNZ Dunedin Airport and Takapō took out the chilliest spots, at minus five overnight, while Christchurch dropped to minus one. Takapō on Thursday after an overnight snowfall. Photo: Supplied / Tanja Clauberg Snow has closed parts of State Highway 85 in Otago, State Highway 80 between Lake Pukaki and Aoraki/Mount Cook and State Highway 8 between Fairlie and Twizel. MetService had issued an orange-level heavy snow warning for inland Canterbury, from the Rakaia River southwards, overnight. A heavy snow watch remained for inland areas of Canterbury and Marlborough between the Rakaia River and Ward until later on Saturday morning. A warning was also in place for State Highway 1 on the central North Island's Desert Road, with one to three centimetres of snow to accumulate above 800 metres. Meanwhile, the Wellington Region Emergency Management Office is warning people to take extra care along the region's coastline with heavy swells forecast over the weekend. A warning is in place in Wellington, from Cape Terawhiti to Turakirae Head, and in the Wairarapa, from Turakirae Head to Mataikona, through to early Sunday morning. Cook Strait ferries have been cancelled this weekend due to forecast 6m swells. Interislander has canned all passenger sailings for Saturday due to the conditions. "All passengers are being moved to alternative sailings," it said on its website. Cook Strait ferries are being cancelled this weekend due to forecast swells. Photo: Supplied Bluebridge had also cancelled all Saturday sailings, and one in the early hours of Sunday morning. "We are monitoring the situation closely, and if further sailings are impacted, we will notify you via text and email at the earliest opportunity," the operator told customers. The MetService said waves could reach swells of 6m on Saturday, with a warning lasting to Sunday morning. The Wellington Region Emergency Management Office's regional manager, Dan Neely, said it could bring flooding and debris onto roads. He added that drivers and walkers on coastal roads, as well as surfers, divers and fishers, should take extra care. Sign up for Ngā Pitopito Kōrero , a daily newsletter curated by our editors and delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.
