Wednesday's weather: Chilly mornings, wind alerts and isolated showers in parts of SA

News24

27-05-2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of windy conditions expected across several provinces, including the North West, Free State, Northern Cape and parts of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
Rain and drizzle are anticipated along the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal and parts of the north-east Limpopo in the morning.
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging wind leading to difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas until Thursday.
Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging wind resulting in localised power and communication interruptions and localised problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes due to crosswinds is expected in places over the central and eastern interior of the Western Cape and the Dr Beyers Naude Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas on Thursday, spreading to Plettenberg Bay from Friday until Sunday.
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In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness.
SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Level 2 is high, and 1 is medium.
Gauteng: Frosty conditions will occur in places during the morning, but it will become clear and cool later.
Pretoria: 6°C — 20°C
Johannesburg: 2°C — 17°C
Vereeniging: 1°C — 20°C
Mpumalanga: Expect cloudy weather with morning fog in the highveld areas; conditions will generally turn fine and cool, warming slightly in the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 10°C — 22°C
Ermelo: 5°C — 17°C
Emalahleni: 4°C — 17°C
Standerton: 5°C — 18°C
Skukuza: 13°C — 26°C
Limpopo: The central areas will experience morning fog patches. Weather will generally be fine and cool to warm, although the north and east regions will remain partly cloudy with light rain and drizzle in the northeast during the morning.
Polokwane: 8°C — 21°C
Phalaborwa: 13°C — 27°C
Tzaneen: 10°C — 23°C
Musina: 13°C — 25°C
Lephalale: 9°C — 23°C
Mokopane: 8°C — 23°C
North West: A fine and cool day is forecast, with windy conditions intensifying in the extreme western areas.
Klerksdorp: 3°C — 21°C
Potchefstroom: 2°C — 21°C
Mahikeng: 4°C — 21°C
Rustenburg: 6°C — 20°C
Vryburg: 1°C — 23°C
Free State: Morning fog patches are expected in the east. Conditions will be mostly fine and range from cold to cool. Windy weather will prevail in the extreme western areas.
Bloemfontein: 1°C — 20°C
Welkom: 3°C — 20°C
Bethlehem: 2°C — 17°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy conditions with morning fog patches will dominate the coastal areas. The rest of the region will be fine and range from cool to warm, with windy weather in central and southern areas. Coastal winds will vary from moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.
Upington: 10°C — 26°C
Kimberley: 5°C — 23°C
De Aar: 9°C — 23°C
Alexander Bay: 13°C — 21°C
Springbok: 14°C — 22°C
Calvinia: 8°C — 25°C
Sutherland: 2°C — 21°C
Western Cape: The southwestern parts will be mostly cloudy and cool, and isolated showers are anticipated from this evening. The remaining areas will enjoy warm and clear skies. Coastal winds will generally be moderate to fresh, occasionally intensifying to near-gale force along the southwest coast.
Cape Town: 13°C — 19°C
Vredendal: 9°C — 20°C
Riversdale: 9°C — 25°C
George: 11°C — 27°C
Worcester: 7°C — 20°C
Beaufort West: 8°C — 27°C
Oudtshoorn: 5°C — 28°C
Eastern Cape: Cloudy skies and morning fog in the south will shift to fine and cool conditions, with spots of warmth in southern areas. Windy spells are likely over the northern and western interior regions. Coastal winds will generally strengthen as the day progresses.
Gqeberha: 14°C — 30°C
Makhanda: 11°C — 28°C
Cradock: 7°C — 24°C
Graaff-Reinet: 9°C — 26°C
East London: 15°C — 28°C
Port St Johns: 12°C — 25°C
Mthatha: 8°C — 25°C
Komani: 6°C — 22°C
Qonce: 12°C — 29°
KwaZulu-Natal: Look out for morning fog across the interior and rain along the north coast. Conditions will otherwise stay partly cloudy and cool. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.