Severe thunderstorms and disruptive snow are expected in the Eastern Cape.
Very cold, wet and windy conditions are forecast in parts of the Free State, Northern Cape, North West and the Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Severe thunderstorms and disruptive snow are also expected in the Eastern Cape.
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 1 warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours resulting in localised flooding of low-lying areas, roads and bridges as well as hail and damaging winds which will lead to damage to settlements and infrastructure over the central and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, except in the extreme north-east.
Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive snow resulting in localised traffic disruption over the north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape (near the Lesotho border).
Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive winds and waves resulting in localised damage to informal settlements/structures, difficult driving conditions for high-sided vehicles, localised difficulty in navigation of small vessels, disruption to ports/harbours and beach activities are expected between Cape Agulhas and Port Edward into Friday.
In the SAWS’s colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that a higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation. The SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, level 5 is medium, and levels 4 and 8 are low.
Advisories
Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the Free State, the southern parts of the North West and most parts of the Northern Cape as well as in places over the Eastern Cape interior.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Cold in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with light isolated showers and rain in the extreme south.
Pretoria: 9°C – 18°C
Johannesburg: 7°C – 15°C
Vereeniging: 10°C – 13°C
Mpumalanga: Cloudy with a chance of light rain and showers in the extreme south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but cold in the extreme Highveld. It will be fine and warm in the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 8°C – 25°C
Ermelo: 7°C – 18°C
Emalahleni: 9°C – 19°C
Standerton: 3°C – 17°C
Skukuza: 9°C – 31°C
Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm.
Polokwane: 5°C – 24°C
Phalaborwa: 10°C – 27°C
Tzaneen: 11°C – 27°C
Musina: 10°C – 31°C
Lephalale: 9°C – 25°C
Mokopane: 11°C – 24°C
Today’s & tomorrow’s weather: Cloudy & cold to very cold over central & western RSA. Showers & thundershowers are expected in parts of the country, widespread over the Eastern Cape. Snow is possible over the eastern escarpment. Elsewhere, partly cloudy & cool. #SAWS pic.twitter.com/Ur7bH7sslo
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) July 1, 2026
North West: Cool in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cold with isolated morning showers and rain over the southern parts.
Klerksdorp: 8°C – 14°C
Potchefstroom: 9°C – 14°C
Mahikeng: 9°C – 15°C
Rustenburg: 10°C – 19°C
Vryburg: 4°C – 14°C
Free State: Cloudy in the west, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and rain in the morning, but scattered in the south. It will become fine in the afternoon.
Bloemfontein: 3°C – 10°C
Welkom: 6°C – 12°C
Bethlehem: 7°C – 11°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy with morning fog in the west, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated morning showers and rain in the extreme east. It will become fine in the west by the afternoon.
The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-westerly, becoming south-easterly from the evening.
Upington: 3°C – 11°C
Kimberley: 1°C – 11°C
De Aar: 3°C – 10°C
Alexander Bay: 8°C – 18°C
Springbok: 4°C – 11°C
Calvinia: 3°C – 10°C
Sutherland: -1°C – 5°C
Western Cape: Cloudy and cold with isolated showers and rain, except in the north-west. Partial clearance is expected from the afternoon in the north and north-eastern parts.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly, but strong to gale south-westerly along the south coast in the morning.
Cape Town: 9°C – 14°C
Vredendal: 5°C – 16°C
Riversdale: 7°C – 17°C
George: 9°C – 16°C
Worcester: 7°C – 13°C
Beaufort West: 5°C – 12°C
Oudtshoorn: 6°C – 14°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Light snow over the northern high ground, otherwise cloudy, windy and very cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the east.
It will become fine in the evening, but partly cloudy along the coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly, reaching gale force in places from the afternoon.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Very cold with snow over the northern high ground, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the west. It will become fine in the evening.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly, reaching gale force in places from the afternoon.
Gqeberha: 11°C – 17°C
Makhanda: 7°C – 14°C
Nxuba (Adelaide): 6°C – 12°C
Robert Sobukwe Town (Graaf-Reinet): 5°C – 13°C
KuGompo City (East London): 11°C – 18°C
Port St Johns: 14°C – 23°C
Mthatha: 10°C – 16°C
Komani: 4°C – 11°C
Qonce: 8°C – 15°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east where it will be warm.
The wind along the coast is moderate to fresh north-easterly north of Durban, but moderate to fresh south-westerly in the south and strong at times, spreading northwards.
Durban: 16°C – 22°C
Richards Bay: 15°C – 26°C
Pietermaritzburg: 9°C – 22°C
Ladysmith: 8°C – 21°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
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