News24 | Friday’s weather: Very cold, wet and windy in Western, Eastern and Northern Cape

Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected in parts of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and the Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Yellow Level 1: Damaging winds resulting in localised damage to informal and formal settlements, falling trees, and power and communication interruptions are expected in places across the north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

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-related impacts. Levels 2 and 6 are high, levela 1 and 5 are medium, and levels 4 and 8 are low.

Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected over the southern parts of the Namakwa District in the Northern Cape, as well as the Witzenberg Municipality in the Western Cape on Friday.

Advisory: Very cold, wet and windy conditionsArea: Northern Cape and Western CapeValidity: 12 June 2026#weatheroutlook #advisory #saws pic.twitter.com/yjuGtaKgGS

Mpumalanga: Fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld and the escarpment areas.

Limpopo: Morning fog patches in the west, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

North West: Partly cloudy in the east at first with morning fog patches, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

Free State: Partly cloudy and cool but cold along the Lesotho border.

Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and cool but cold to very cold in the south, with a chance of rain in the south and south-west in the morning.

The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly to westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Western Cape: Cloudy to partly cloudy and cold with scattered showers and rain in the extreme south-west, otherwise isolated in the south-west and along the south coast until early afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly but strong south of Cape Point, becoming westerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy, windy and cool with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the coast west of Gqeberha, where it will be cold.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly early morning, otherwise fresh to strong south-westerly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy, windy and cold to cool, becoming cloudy in places south of the escarpment in the afternoon.

A chance of light rain is expected along the W