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Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.
The South African Weather Service has issued ten weather warnings and advises that an intense cut-off low will bring heavy rainfall, strong interior and gale-force coastal winds, damaging waves, storm surge, and possible disruptive snow expected this week.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Orange level 8 Warning for disruptive rain resulting in widespread flooding of settlements/property, roads, and danger to life with some communities temporarily cut off as well as widespread transport routes and travel services severely affected over the Koukamma and Kouga Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape as well as the Garden Route of the Western Cape on Wednesday into Thursday (06-07/05/2026).
B. Orange level 6 Warning for Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements can be expected over the Central Karoo, Kannaland and Hessequa Municipalities of the Western Cape on Wednesday into Thursday (06-07/05/2026) as well as Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, Buffalo City Metro, Dr Beyers Naude, Blue Crane Route, Ndlambe, Ngquuswa, Great Kei, Mnquma, Mbhashe, King Sabatha Dalindyebo, Nyandeni, Port St Johns, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela and Mbizana Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
C. Orange level 6 Warning for Severe thunderstorms associated with heavy downpours resulting in flooding of roads, settlements, as well as large amounts of small hail over a populated area are expected over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
D. Yellow level 4 Warning for Severe thunderstorms accompanied by strong, damaging winds, hail and heavy downpours resulting in flooding of roads and settlements, as well as damage to infrastructure are expected over the western and interior of KwaZulu-Natal.
E. Yellow level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, strong damaging winds resulting in localised flooding of roads and settlements over Mpumalanga, central and south-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape and central parts of the
F. Orange level 5 Warning: Disruptive snowfall leading to pass closures, communities temporarily cut off, and icy and slippery roads are expected over the northern parts of the Eastern Cape and Western Cape as well the southern parts of the Northern Cape.
G. Yellow level 2 Warning: Damaging interior winds leading to damage to settlements (formal and informal) as well as disruptions to road and rail transport can be expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape and the extreme north-eastern parts of the Western Cape as well as the central interior of KwaZulu-Natal.
H. Yellow level 2 Warning: Distruptive snow leading to possible loss of livestock and crops, as well as traffic disruptions due to icy roads and railway lines.
I. Orange level 6 Warning: Damaging winds and waves leading to damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption of harbours, medium/large vessels dragging anchor/breaking mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront activities is expected along the coast between Cape Agulhas and Cannon Rocks.
J. Yellow level 4 Warning: Damaging winds and waves damaging wind and waves resulting in disruption of small harbours and ports, can be expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas on Wednesday and Thursday.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
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ADVISORIES
1. An intense cut off low is expected to affect the western and central parts of the country from Tuesday to Thursday (05-07/05/2025). The public and all small stock farmers are advised that the combination of snow, gale force winds, heavy rain, flooding, very cold conditions and very rough seas can be expected over the Eastern Cape, southern parts of Northern Cape as well as central and north-eastern parts of the Western Cape.
2. Very cold, windy and wet conditions are expected over Free State, North West and the Northern Cape. These conditions will remain along the Lesotho border and the southern parts of the Northern Cape on Thursday. Small stock farmers are encouraged to take necessary precautions.
Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces
Gauteng
Gauteng can expect partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the extreme eastern parts.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is High
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect partly cloudy and cold to cool with scattered morning showers and thundershowers, but warm in the Lowveld.
Limpopo
In Limpopo, partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered morning showers and thundershowers.
North West
North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect partly cloudy to cloudy, windy and cold , with isolated showers and thundershowers, except over the north-western parts
Free State
In the Free State, cloudy, windy and very cold to cold, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered along the Lesotho border and the eastern parts.
Northern Cape
Cloudy, windy and very cold to cold, with isolated showers and thundershowers except over the northern but scattered in the south, where it will be very cold with snowfalls over the southern high-ground. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
Western Cape
Morning fog patches over the western parts, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered to widespread over the central and eastern parts where it will be windy. Snowfalls can be expected over the north-eastern high-ground where it will be very cold. Wind along the coast: moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong to gale force in places along the south coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index is Low
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy, windy and cold with widespread showers and thundershowers, but general along the coast and adjacent interior. It will be very cold with snowfall over the northern high ground. The wind along the coast will be strong to gale force south-easterly early morning and from late afternoon, otherwise light and variable.
The Eastern half: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers along the wild coast and adjacent interior, otherwise cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the south-west. It will be very cold and windy with snowfall north of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong north-westerly, becoming south-westerly from late morning.
KwaZulu-Natal
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly. It will become moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly south of Durban in the evening.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low
Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.
SA People Weather Writer
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