News24 | Wednesday’s weather: Fine, cold and cool in SA, with damaging winds in KZN

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Damaging winds are expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of damaging winds in the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal, while fine and cold conditions with isolated showers are expected in the Western Cape.

Impact-based warnings

Yellow level 1 warning: Damaging winds leading to localised difficulty in navigation of small vessels and disruption of small harbours and ports are expected along the north coast of KwaZulu-Natal between Kosi Bay and Richards Bay.

In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.

SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Fine and cold to cool.

Pretoria: 6°C — 19°C

Johannesburg: 5°C — 17°C

Vereeniging: 5°C — 18°C

Mpumalanga: Fine and cold to cool.

Mbombela: 8°C — 19°C

Ermelo: 2°C — 17°C

Emalahleni: 3°C — 18°C

Standerton: 2°C — 18°C

Skukuza: 12°C — 24°C

Limpopo: Fine and cold to cool.

Polokwane: 6°C — 19°C

Phalaborwa: 10°C — 24°C

Tzaneen: 6°C — 20°C

Musina: 10°C — 23°C

Lephalale: 6°C — 22°C

Mokopane: 7°C — 20°C

North West: Partly cloudy in the east at first; otherwise, fine and cold to cool. Windy conditions are expected in the west.

Klerksdorp: 0°C — 19°C

Potchefstroom: -1°C — 18°C

Mahikeng: 4°C — 19°C

Rustenburg: 2°C — 18°C

Vryburg: 2°C — 19°C

Free State: Fine and cold to cool, with windy conditions in the western areas.

Bloemfontein: -1°C — 17°C

Welkom: 1°C — 18°C

Bethlehem: -5°C — 14°C

Northern Cape: Fine, windy, and cold to cool. Warmer along the coast. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

Upington: 5°C — 22°C

Kimberley: 1°C — 19°C

De Aar: 3°C — 18°C

Alexander Bay: 14°C — 23°C

Springbok: 10°C — 22°C

Calvinia: 3°C — 23°C

Sutherland: -2°C — 16°C

Western Cape: Fine and cool, though partly cloudy and cold with isolated showers and rain in the south-west. Coastal winds: Light to moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh north-westerly along the south-western coast.

Cape Town: 10°C — 16°C

Vredendal: 7°C — 22°C

Riversdale: 4°C — 25°C

George: 7°C — 23°C

Worcester: 4°C — 22°C

Beaufort West: 3°C — 23°C

Oudtshoorn: 2°C — 24°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to warm, with windy conditions in the interior. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cold over high-lying areas; otherwise, fine and cool to warm, with windy conditions over the western interior. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.

Gqeberha: 7°C — 26°C

Makhanda: 7°C — 23°C

Cradock: 1°C — 20°C

Graaff-Reinet: 3°C — 21°C

East London: 9°C — 26°C

Port St Johns: 8°C — 23°C

Mthatha: 3°C — 21°C

Komani: -4°C — 18°C

Qonce: 5°C — 24°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and cool to warm. Coastal winds: Fresh to strong northerly to north-easterly.

Durban: 11°C — 23°C

Richard’s Bay: 13°C — 26°C