18/07/2025
THE REGIONAL WEATHER FORECAST FOR 2025-07-18
ISSUED AT 16:00 SAST BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
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IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:
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A. Yellow level 2 warning: Damaging waves resulting in difficulty
in navigation at sea and small vessels are at risk of taking
on water and capsizing in a locality are expected Alexander Bay
and East London.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
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Nil.
ADVISORIES:
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Very cold conditions are expected in places over the northern-eastern
parts of the Eastern Cape.
1. GAUTENG:
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Partly cloudy and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
2. MPUMALANGA:
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Partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy with drizzle
in the east from the evening.
3. LIMPOPO:
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Morning fog patches in the central parts, otherwise fine and
cool to warm.
4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE:
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Partly cloudy and cool.
5. FREE STATE:
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Partly cloudy, and cool to cold, with isolated showers and
thundershowers in the east and along the Lesotho border.
6. NORTHERN CAPE:
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Morning fog patches over the western interior, otherwise
partly cloudy cool to cold but fine in the east.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly
to south-easterly.
7. WESTERN CAPE:
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Cloudy in the south-west with fog patches in the north,
otherwise partly cloudy and cold but cool over the West
Coast District. Isolated showers and rain can be expected
in the extreme south-west and south-east.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly
to north-westerly along the south coast, otherwise light to
moderate southerly to south-easterly. It will become moderate
south-easterly along the west and south-west coast in the
evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low
8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and
cool to cold, but cloudy with isolated showers and rain
along the coast west of Gqeberha.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-
westerly, becoming light to moderate from late afternoon.
9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE:
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Morning fog in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and
cold, but cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and rain
in the east. It will be very cold in places over the northern
high ground.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-
westerly, reaching strong in places.
10. KWAZULU-NATAL:
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Partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and
rain but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior
where it will be cloudy.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly
to south-westerly.
Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly, resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life. Warning
