WEATHER: Strong winds and dust storms set to disrupt local conditions

Get daily updates on temperatures, winds and UVB levels, and see what the SA Weather Service predicts for the country.

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. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging interior winds leading to localised damage to temporary structures and localised reduced visibility due to dust storms, are expected over the Northern parts of the West Coast District, and the Witzenberg Municipality in the Western Cape, as well as in places over the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape except the north-eastern parts of Khai-Ma municipality, until Thursday evening (13/08/2026).

B. Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging wind and waves leading localised disruptions to beachfront activities, localised disruption of small harbours/ports and difficulty in navigation of small boats/vessels, are expected between Table Bay and

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Khai-Ma, Nama-Khoi and Kamiesberg local municipalities in the Northern Cape, as well as Matzikama and Bergrivier municipali

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces

Gauteng

Gauteng can expect cloudy and cold with light isolated showers and rain over the southern parts at first.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low

Mpumalanga

Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect cloudy and cold with isolated showers and rain, except in the extreme north-west. It will be very cold in places in the south.

Limpopo

In Limpopo, cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the east.

North West

North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect cloudy, windy and cold to cool, with isolated showers and rain in the east.

Free State

In the Free State, possible morning light snow in the extreme east, otherwise cloudy, windy and cold to cool, with isolated showers and rain in the east.

Northern Cape

Fine over the extreme western parts where it will be warm in places, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to cold but cloudy in the east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to northeasterly.

Western Cape

Fine over the southern and western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but warm over the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to southeasterly but strong to near gale north-easterly along the southcoast.

The expected UVB sunburn index is Moderate

Eastern Cape

The Western half: Cloudy over the interior at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cold. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh easterly by the afternoon.

The Eastern half: Possible light snowfalls in places over the north-eastern high ground at first, otherwise cloudy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered in the east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly.

KwaZulu-Natal

Cloudy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered in the east. Light snowfalls are possible in places over the north-western high ground in the morning. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly but strong in the north.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low

Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.