Tuesday's weather: Damaging winds in Northern Cape; fine and cool for most regions

News24

30-06-2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a warning for damaging winds in the Northern Cape, while morning fog and cool conditions are forecast for most parts of the country.
Impact-based warnings
A yellow Level 1 warning has been issued for damaging winds over the western interior of the Northern Cape. These winds may cause localised damage to settlements (both formal and informal) and pose a risk of runaway fires.
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.
Weather outlook for Tuesday & Wednesday, 01 - 02 July 2025.
Partly cloudy and cold to cool, with isolated to scattered rain & showers over the south-western interior on Wednesday. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/qobUsmOgZM
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) June 29, 2025
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: Fine and cool.
Pretoria: 4°C — 19°C
Johannesburg: 4°C — 18°C
Vereeniging: 3°C — 18°C
Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy over the Lowveld and escarpment areas, with morning fog patches expected; otherwise, fine and cool.
Mbombela: 6°C — 22°C
Ermelo: 2°C — 17°C
Emalahleni: 3°C — 18°C
Standerton: 2°C — 18°C
Skukuza: 11°C — 24°C
Limpopo: Morning fog and drizzle are likely over the escarpment and eastern Lowveld. The day will be partly cloudy and cool, with fine conditions in the central parts.
Polokwane: 4°C — 18°C
Phalaborwa: 10°C — 24°C
Tzaneen: 6°C — 20°C
Musina: 10°C — 23°C
Lephalale: 8°C — 23°C
Mokopane: 5°C — 22°C
North West: Fine, windy and cool to cold. Conditions will become partly cloudy later.
Klerksdorp: 1°C — 19°C
Potchefstroom: 0°C — 19°C
Mahikeng: 3°C — 20°C
Rustenburg: 4°C — 20°C
Vryburg: 1°C — 20°C
Free State: Fine and cold to cool. Windy conditions are expected in the central and western regions.
Bloemfontein: -1°C — 19°C
Welkom: 3°C — 19°C
Bethlehem: -2°C — 17°C
Northern Cape: Morning fog patches along the coast, becoming fine and cool to cold. Partly cloudy conditions in the northeast are expected in the afternoon. Windy in places over the interior. Coastal winds: Light south-easterly in the morning, shifting to light to moderate northerly to north-westerly.
Upington: 8°C — 24°C
Kimberley: 4°C — 21°C
De Aar: 4°C — 21°C
Alexander Bay: 9°C — 20°C
Springbok: 11°C — 21°C
Calvinia: 6°C — 21°C
Western Cape: Morning fog in some areas along the west and south coasts. Fine and cool to cold, with warm weather in parts of the east. Expect partly cloudy skies from the afternoon, turning cloudy along the southwest coast in the evening with a chance of light rain. Coastal winds: Light to moderate northerly to north-westerly winds, fresh to strong along the southwest coast, and light to moderate south-westerly along the south coast by afternoon.
Cape Town: 12°C — 17°C
Vredendal: 6°C — 22°C
Riversdale: 7°C — 25°C
George: 8°C — 25°C
Worcester: 5°C — 21°C
Beaufort West: 12°C — 24°C
Oudtshoorn: 5°C — 26°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm. Coastal winds: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm. Coastal winds: Light to moderate north-easterly.
Gqeberha: 13°C — 26°C
Makhanda: 9°C — 25°C
Cradock: 4°C — 24°C
Graaff-Reinet: 6°C — 25°C
East London: 15°C — 25°C
Port St Johns: 10°C — 24°C
Mthatha: 7°C — 23°C
Komani: 1°C — 20°C
Qonce: 9°C — 27°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy in the extreme northeast, otherwise fine and cool. Warm temperatures are expected in places along the east. Coastal winds: Moderate north-westerly in the morning, changing to moderate to fresh north-easterly later.
Durban: 11°C — 23°C
Richard's Bay: 13°C — 25°C
Pietermaritzburg: 4°C — 23°C
Ladysmith: 3°C — 23°C