Thursday's weather: Heavy rain, hail and damaging winds as cold front hits SA

News24

02-07-2025

Heavy rain leading to flooding is forecast for the Western Cape, while damaging winds are expected in the North West, Northern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Impact-based warning
- Yellow Level 4 warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to flooding of roads and danger to life due to fast-flowing streams over low-lying bridges is expected over the western parts of the Western Cape.
Yellow level 4 warning: Disruptive rain
Affected area: Western Cape (western parts)
Validity period: 3 - 6 July 2025 #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/6tYnWMN3vQ
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) July 2, 2025
- Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging winds leading to localised damage to settlements (formal and informal) as well as risk of localised runaway fires are expected over the extreme south-western parts of the North West, extreme south-eastern part of the Northern Cape and the western parts of the Free State.
- Yellow Level 1 warning: Severe thunderstorms with large amounts of small hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning leading to localised damage to settlements, falling trees and flying debris are expected in places over the northern parts of the Eastern Cape.
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: Cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and thundershowers in the southwest.
Pretoria: 6°C — 20°C
Johannesburg: 6°C — 19°C
Vereeniging: 1°C — 18°C
Mpumalanga: Warm conditions in the Lowveld; otherwise, partly cloudy and cool, turning cloudy in the southwest.
Mbombela: 7°C — 23°C
Ermelo: 2°C — 17°C
Emalahleni: 4°C — 19°C
Standerton: 3°C — 18°C
Skukuza: 4°C — 30°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and cool, with warmer weather in the Lowveld and Limpopo valley.
Polokwane: 7°C — 20°C
Phalaborwa: 9°C — 28°C
Tzaneen: 10°C — 25°C
Musina: 14°C — 26°C
Lephalale: 11°C — 23°C
Mokopane: 8°C — 22°C
North West: Partly cloudy, windy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers (excluding the extreme northeast); cloudy in the southeast.
Klerksdorp: 8°C — 21°C
Potchefstroom: 6°C — 21°C
Mahikeng: 9°C — 22°C
Rustenburg: 6°C — 21°C
Vryburg: 9°C — 21°C
Free State: Partly cloudy in the northwest; otherwise, cloudy, windy and cool to cold with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme east.
Bloemfontein: 6°C — 19°C
Welkom: 6°C — 20°C
Bethlehem: 3°C — 17°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy in the west with morning fog in the extreme west; otherwise, partly cloudy, windy and cool to cold. Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, with very cold conditions in some southern areas. Coastal conditions: Light to moderate northwesterly winds along the coastline.
Upington: 9°C — 16°C
Kimberley: 10°C — 20°C
De Aar: 9°C — 15°C
Alexander Bay: 12°C — 17°C
Springbok: 7°C — 10°C
Calvinia: 6°C — 10°C
Sutherland: 2°C — 7°C
Western Cape: Morning fog over central areas with cloudy, cool to cold weather. Expect isolated to scattered showers and rain, more widespread in the southwest. Coastal conditions: Fresh to strong westerly to north-westerly winds, turning fresh south-westerly along the west coast.
Cape Town: 12°C — 14°C
Vredendal: 12°C — 16°C
Riversdale: 12°C — 16°C
George: 12°C — 18°C
Worcester: 11°C — 15°C
Beaufort West: 9°C — 15°C
Oudtshoorn: 10°C — 16°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds: Light northerly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly by afternoon.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool, colder in parts of the north. Scattered showers and thundershowers expected, becoming isolated in the east. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northeasterly, shifting to moderate southwesterly by late afternoon.
Gqeberha: 15°C — 21°C
Makhanda: 11°C — 22°C
Cradock: 9°C — 18°C
Graaff-Reinet: 11°C — 19°C
East London: 15°C — 24°C
Port St Johns: 13°C — 25°C
Mthatha: 8°C — 23°C
Komani: 8°C — 18°C
Qonce: 13°C — 23°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the southwest, while fine and warm conditions persist in the east. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly breezes.
Durban: 12°C — 25°C
Richards Bay: 15°C — 28°C
Pietermaritzburg: 3°C — 24°C
Ladysmith: 4°C — 23°C