Friday&#x2019s weather: Damaging waves, strong coastal winds, and scattered showers across SA

Damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea are expected in parts of the Western Cape until Sunday.

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Damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea are expected in parts of the Western Cape until Sunday,according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Morning fog is expected along the coast and adjacent interior of the Northern Cape,light rain over the western parts of the Western Cape during the morning and strong coastal winds east of Cape Agulhas.

Fresh to strong winds are expected along the coast in the Eastern Cape.

Impact-based warning

Yellow Level 2 warning: Damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas to Plettenberg Bay until Sunday.

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Weather update for today and tomorrow,29-30 May 2025:

Fine and cool to warm across the country but partly cloudy with light rain and showers in the south-west.⚠️Damaging winds and waves.#saws #saweather pic.twitter.com/rj1Ywz4Tz7

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) May 29,2025

In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system,yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness.

SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Level 2 is high.

WHAT IS AN IMPACT-BASED WEATHER WARNING?

How often do you come across news reports suggesting that the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an Impact-Based Weather Warning of a certain level and a particular colour-coding? What does it mean?

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— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 15,2025

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Fine and cool conditions are expected,warming up slightly in the extreme north.

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Pretoria: 8°C — 24°C

Johannesburg: 9°C — 22°C

Vereeniging: 6°C — 21°C

Mpumalanga: Fine and cool to warm throughout the province; however,the Lowveld area will experience hot temperatures.

Mbombela: 11°C — 28°C

Ermelo: 6°C — 24°C

Emalahleni: 8°C — 23°C

Standerton: 2°C — 24°C

Skukuza: 7°C — 33°C

Limpopo: A day of fine weather,cool to warm across most areas,but hot in the Limpopo Valley.

Polokwane: 8°C — 24°C

Phalaborwa: 12°C — 31°C

Tzaneen: 9°C — 28°C

Musina: 12°C — 32°C

Lephalale: 10°C — 27°C

Mokopane: 8°C — 26°C

North West: Fine and cool conditions prevail.

Klerksdorp: 6°C — 22°C

Potchefstroom: 4°C — 22°C

Mahikeng: 7°C — 24°C

Rustenburg: 7°C — 24°C

Vryburg: 7°C — 23°C

Free State: Weather will remain fine and cool.

Bloemfontein: 3°C — 20°C

Welkom: 5°C — 21°C

Bethlehem: 1°C — 20°C

Northern Cape: Morning fog is expected along the coast and nearby interior,with conditions becoming partly cloudy and cold to cool for the rest of the province. Eastern areas will remain fine. Coastal winds will shift from light easterly to fresh and strong southerly later in the day.

Upington: 5°C — 21°C

Kimberley: 8°C — 22°C

De Aar: 7°C — 19°C

Alexander Bay: 12°C — 22°C

Springbok: 7°C — 20°C

Calvinia: 5°C — 16°C

Sutherland: 1°C — 13°C

Western Cape: Start the day with partly cloudy and cool to cold conditions,accompanied by light rain in western areas. The south coast might clear up by evening.

Coastal winds will be strong east of Cape Agulhas,transitioning to fresh south-westerly winds along the south coast from the afternoon.

Cape Town: 13°C — 17°C

Vredendal: 11°C — 21°C

Riversdale: 13°C — 21°C

George: 13°C — 19°C

Worcester: 13°C — 18°C

Beaufort West: 6°C — 19°C

Oudtshoorn: 9°C — 20°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning clouds with isolated showers along western coastal areas,followed by fine and cool to cold weather. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong south-westerly,easing by evening.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool to cold weather dominates. Coastal winds will mirror the pattern in the western half.

Gqeberha: 12°C — 19°C

Makhanda: 11°C — 19°C

Cradock: 8°C — 18°C

Graaff-Reinet: 8°C — 19°C

East London: 13°C — 21°C

Port St Johns: 14°C — 21°C

Mthatha: 9°C — 20°C

Komani: 7°C — 17°C

Qonce: 12°C — 20°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Expect fine and cool conditions,warming slightly in the east. Some areas may become partly cloudy during the afternoon.

Coastal winds will vary,starting with northerly to north-easterly in the north and strong southerly to south-westerly winds spreading northwards from the late morning. These winds will be moderate in the evening.

Durban: 15°C — 23°C

Richard’s Bay: 15°C — 25°C

Pietermaritzburg: 10°C — 21°C

Ladysmith: 5°C — 22°C

*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.