WEATHER: Disruptive SNOW and disruptive rain to hit FIVE provinces
· The South African
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces.
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Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Fine and cool.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
DID YOU KNOWWhere does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres.
Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 16 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Gauteng?
The administrative capital of the province is Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Morning frost in places in the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.
DID YOU KNOWWhere does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the sixth most populous, with an estimated 4.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
The capital and largest city in the province is Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E.
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Limpopo
Temperature: Fine and warm but cool in places.
DID YOU KNOWWhere does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres.
Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth most populous, with an estimated 5.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Limpopo?
The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E.
North West
Temperature: Fine, windy and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
DID YOU KNOWWhere does the North West rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres.
Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the seventh most populous, with an estimated 4.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the North West?
Its capital is Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at 25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E.
Free State
Temperature: Fine, windy and cool, becoming partly cloudy, with isolated showers in the south and central.
DID YOU KNOWWhere does the Free State rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.
Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the second smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 2.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Free State?
Formerly known as the Orange Free State, its capital and biggest city is Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Fine in the extreme north, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy, windy and cold to cool but very cold in places in the south, with isolated to scattered showers in the south and central. Snowfalls are expected over the southern high ground.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly but strong from the afternoon.
DID YOU KNOWWhere does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 1.3 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at 28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E.
Western Cape
Temperature: Windy over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered to widespread showers and rain, but isolated in the extreme north-west. Snowfalls are expected over the northern and north-eastern parts from the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly along the south coast in the morning otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly reaching strong along the west coast from the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
DID YOU KNOWWhere does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres.
Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the third most populous, with an estimated 7.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
The capital city is Cape Town, which is situated at 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Partly cloudy in places at first, otherwise cloudy and cold to very cold with widespread rain and showers, but scattered in the north, with snowfalls over the high lying areas.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly east of Algoa Bay at first, otherwise fresh to strong south-westerly, becoming southerly in the afternoon.
The Eastern half: Fine in places at first otherwise cloudy and cool to cold but very cold in places with widespread rain and showers from the west, but scattered in the north with snowfalls over the high lying areas.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly in the north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong from the west.
DID YOU KNOWWhere does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the fourth biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 6.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Its capital is Bhisho, which is situated at 32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Fine in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will become cloudy in the south from late afternoon with scattered showers and rain otherwise isolated.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly in the north, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly spreading northwards from late morning, reaching fresh to strong from the evening.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres.
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the second most populous, with an estimated 11.5 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?
The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at 29°37′S 30°23′E.
WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Orange Level 6 Warning: Disruptive snow leading to disruptions to livelihood, major traffic disruptions and some communities temporarily inaccessible, is expected over Dr Beyers Naude Municipality, Chris Hani District, Senqu, Elundini and Matatiele Municipality persisting until Tuesday (09-11/08/2026).
B. 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 Koukamma, Kouga, Blue Crane, Raymond Mhlaba, Amahlathi, Intsika Yethu, Dr AB Xuma, Mhlontlo and Mzimvubu Municipalities persisting until Tuesday (09- 11/08/2026).
C. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads and bridges, is expected in places over Koukamma Municipality of the Eastern Cape and the extreme southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
D. Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging winds and waves resulting in difficulty in navigation, localised disruption of small harbours and/or ports for a short period of time, and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality are expected between Port Edward and Durban.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the south-western parts of North West, the central parts of Free State as well as the extreme, north-eastern parts of Northern Cape.
ADVISORIES
A cold front accompanied by a cut-off low is expected to affect the interior of KwaZulu-Natal, Free State, Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape from Sunday, 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 (coastal areas) can be expected. Farmers and the public in general are advised to take necessary precautions (09-11/08/2026).
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service