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Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.
The South African Weather Service has issued weather updates stating that snow, heavy rain and winds are expected in some provinces.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Orange Level 6 Warning: Disruptive Snow resulting to disruptions to livelihood, major traffic disruptions and some communities temporary inaccessible is expected over Chris Hani District, Senqu, Elundini and Matatiele municipalities of the Eastern Cape until Tuesday (10-11/08/2026).
B. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging Winds and Waves resulting in disruption of small harbours or ports, danger in navigation, disruption of coastal activities, damage to infrastructure and settlements and injuries and danger to life from flying debris are expected along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
C. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging Winds resulting in damage to settlements (formal and informal), injuries and danger to life from flying debris over coast of KwaZulu Natal and the north-eastern adjacent interior.
D. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive snow leading to localised traffic disruptions, isolated loss of livestock and crops and localised disruptions to services is expected in places over Dr Beyers Naude, Blue Crane, Raymond Mhlaba, Amahlathi, Intsika Yethu, Dr AB Xuma, Mhlontlo and Mzimvubu Municipalities of the Eastern Cape, east and south of the Free State along the Lesotho border and the western parts of KwaZulu Natal, until Tuesday (10-11/08/2026)
E. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads and bridges, is expected over Nyandeni, Port St Johns, Ingquza Hill and Bizana Municipalities of the Eastern Cape and the extreme southern and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
F. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock can be expected over the extreme southern parts of the North West, north-eastern parts of the Free State as well as the southern parts of Gauteng.
G. Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds expected in places over Joe Gqabi District of the Eastern Cape, central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the Free State and the extreme western parts of the North West.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
NIL
ADVISORIES
A cold front accompanied by a cut-off low is expected to affect the Free State, Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, southern parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga and the interior of KwaZulu-Natal, persisting into Tuesday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold and windy conditions, snowfall over mountainous areas and rough to very rough seas (coastalareas) can be expected. Farmers and the public in general are advised to take necessarily precautions (10-11/08/2026).
Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces
Gauteng
Gauteng can expect cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers. Light snowfall can be expected in the south in the evening.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. Light snowfalls can be expected over the Southern Highveld and Escarpment areas in the evening.
Limpopo
In Limpopo, Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south-east.
North West
North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect partly cloudy in the east, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold to cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme south-east.
Free State
In the Free State, cloudy, windy and very cold to cold, with scattered showers and thundershowers. Possible snowfall can be expected in the eastern and northern parts.
Northern Cape
Fine in the north, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to cold but very cold in places. Isolated showers and thundershowers can be expected over the east and central parts with light snowfall in the south. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly
Western Cape
Cloudy and very cold to cold but cool over the West Coast District with isolated to scattered showers and rain except in the west. Snowfall is expected over the north-eastern parts until the evening. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-easterly along the south coast in the late afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index is Low
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered showers and rain, but widespread in the southeast. Snowfalls can be expected over the high-lying areas. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly, becoming south-easterly in the afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold to very cold with widespread showers and rain but scattered in the northwest. Snowfalls can be expected over the high-lying areas. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly, but south-westerly along the Wild Coast, becoming south-easterly in the south.
KwaZulu-Natal
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cold, but very cold in the south-west, with snowfall over the western high-ground. Widespread showers and rain are expected but scattered over the north-east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly, reaching Gale at times.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low
Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.
SA People Weather Writer
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