Tuesday's weather: Chilly in Western Cape, Northern Cape, with light snow in Eastern Cape

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2 days ago

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has forecast very cold, wet and windy conditions in parts of the Western Cape and the Northern Cape.
Light snowfall is expected in the Eastern Cape.
Impact-based warning
Yellow level 1 warning for damaging waves leading to disruption to beachfront activities between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
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.
Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 04 - 05 August 2025.
Isolated to scattered rain & showers are expected over the south-western parts of the country, with possible damaging winds and waves along the west & south coast of RSA. #saws #weatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/swGSRQMfkB
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) August 4, 2025
Advisories
Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected in places over the interior of the Namakwa district (Northern Cape) and Witzenberg Municipality of the Western Cape.
Light snowfall expected over the northern high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Fine and cool with morning frost in southern areas.
Mpumalanga: Fine and cool, becoming warm in parts of the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 9°C — 25°C
Ermelo: 5°C — 19°C
Emalahleni: 7°C — 21°C
Standerton: 0°C — 23°C
Skukuza: 7°C — 29°C
Limpopo: Fine with cool to warm conditions.
Polokwane: 5°C — 23°C
Phalaborwa: 11°C — 26°C
Tzaneen: 7°C — 25°C
Musina: 10°C — 30°C
Lephalale: 7°C — 25°C
Mokopane: 6°C — 24°C
North West: Fine, windy and cool, with partly cloudy conditions developing in the western areas.
Klerksdorp: 5°C — 23°C
Potchefstroom: 5°C — 22°C
Mahikeng: 6°C — 24°C
Rustenburg: 7°C — 23°C
Vryburg: 5°C — 24°C
Free State: Fine, windy and cool, becoming partly cloudy in the west.
Bloemfontein: 6°C — 22°C
Welkom: 7°C — 23°C
Bethlehem: 3°C — 19°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy in the far west with scattered showers, otherwise partly cloudy, windy, and cold to cool. Expect isolated showers and thundershowers except in the east. Very cold conditions are expected in places in the south-west. Coastal winds: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Upington: 9°C — 18°C
Kimberley: 7°C — 23°C
De Aar: 8°C — 17°C
Alexander Bay: 13°C — 15°C
Springbok: 6°C — 9°C
Calvinia: 8°C — 10°C
Sutherland: 5°C — 8°C
Western Cape: Cloudy and cold with isolated showers over the eastern interior. Scattered to widespread showers elsewhere. Very cold conditions will persist over the interior. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh from west to north-westerly, shifting to south-westerly by afternoon.
Cape Town: 11°C — 15°C
Vredendal: 10°C — 15°C
Riversdale: 11°C — 14°C
George: 10°C — 15°C
Worcester: 10°C — 13°C
Beaufort West: 11°C — 15°C
Oudtshoorn: 11°C — 15°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with scattered afternoon showers. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh from the south-west.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening showers south of the escarpment. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Gqeberha: 15°C — 19°C
Makhanda: 12°C — 20°C
Cradock: 9°C — 20°C
Graaff-Reinet: 9°C — 18°C
East London: 18°C — 24°C
Port St Johns: 15°C — 26°C
Mthatha: 11°C — 26°C
Komani: 8°C — 22°C
Qonce: 12°C — 22°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and warm, with cooler conditions in the west. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming strong north of Durban. Later, it will become a light southerly to south-westerly south of Durban in the afternoon.