Thursday's weather: Rain with thunderstorms across SA, with light snow in Free State

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4 days ago

Rain and thunderstorms are forecast across the country, with light snow and windy conditions in the Free State, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 23-24 July 2025:
Partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. #saws #southafricanweather #saweatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/8bndc4KMMs
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) July 23, 2025
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches in the southeast, partly cloudy, and cold to cool conditions are expected with isolated showers and thundershowers. The Lowveld will be warm.
Mbombela: 11°C — 21°C
Ermelo: 04°C — 16°C
Emalahleni: 06°C — 17°C
Standerton: 05°C — 17°C
Skukuza: 14°C — 25°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and cool conditions with isolated showers in the south. Expect warmer temperatures in the Lowveld.
Polokwane: 07°C — 19°C
Phalaborwa: 12°C — 23°C
Tzaneen: 11°C — 21°C
Musina: 12°C — 25°C
Lephalale: 09°C — 23°C
Mokopane: 08°C — 20°C
North West: Expect partly cloudy and cold to cool weather with isolated showers and thundershowers. Windy conditions are forecast for the extreme west.
Klerksdorp: 06°C — 19°C
Potchefstroom: 06°C — 18°C
Mahikeng: 07°C — 20°C
Rustenburg: 09°C — 19°C
Vryburg: 04°C — 20°C
Free State: Partly cloudy and cold to cool conditions are predicted with isolated showers and thundershowers. Residents along the Lesotho border may experience light snowfall, along with windy conditions in the extreme west.
Bloemfontein: 08°C — 19°C
Welkom: 09°C — 19°C
Bethlehem: 04°C — 16°C
Northern Cape: Morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise fine and cool to cold. Partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the east. Coastal winds will be light to moderate and southerly.
Upington: 09°C — 24°C
Kimberley: 07°C — 21°C
De Aar: 08°C — 19°C
Alexander Bay: 11°C — 18°C
Springbok: 09°C — 18°C
Calvinia: 07°C — 19°C
Sutherland: 01°C — 16°C
Western Cape: Morning fog patches are forecast for the western interior and along the south coast. It will be partly cloudy and cool, cold in the southwest, with isolated afternoon thunderstorms in the extreme northeast.
Light rain is expected over the extreme southwestern parts from late morning, spreading along the south coast during the day. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh west to south-westerly, with southerly winds along the west coast.
Cape Town: 12°C — 17°C
Vredendal: 08°C — 18°C
Riversdale: 08°C — 18°C
George: 08°C — 19°C
Worcester: 06°C — 17°C
Beaufort West: 09°C — 24°C
Oudtshoorn: 07°C — 22°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: After a cloudy start with fog in some interior areas, the day should be fine and cool, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds will be light north-westerly initially, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog south of the escarpment, followed by fine and cool conditions, although some areas in the north could be colder. Partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected later. The coastal winds will shift from light north-westerly to moderate south-westerly by the afternoon.
Gqeberha: 09°C — 22°C
Makhanda: 08°C — 25°C
Cradock: 08°C — 21°C
Graaff-Reinet: 04°C — 21°C
East London: 11°C — 22°C
Port St Johns: 12°C — 23°C
Mthatha: 07°C — 24°C
Komani: 04°C — 20°C
Qonce: 07°C — 23°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and cool. By the afternoon, partly cloudy skies will develop with isolated showers and thundershowers expected in the west.
Coastal winds will shift from light to moderate north-westerly in the morning to moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly later in the day.
* This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.