Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 5 July 2024.
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Friday, 5 July 2024
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 5 July 2024:
- Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Waves:
- Expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
- Potential impacts include difficulty in navigation at sea, and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing.
- Yellow Level 4 Warning for Damaging Wind and Waves:
- Expected between Plettenberg Bay and Port Edward.
- Potential impacts include disruption to harbours and ports, difficulty in navigation, vessels at risk of capsizing, dragging anchors, and breaking mooring lines.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds:
- Expected over Kouga, Nelson Mandela Bay, Ndlambe, Makana, Ngqushwa, and Buffalo City local municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
- Potential impacts include damage to property, difficult driving conditions, and localized communication and power interruptions.
- Advisory for Very Cold Conditions and Light Snow:
- Expected in places over the high ground of the interior of the Eastern Cape.
- Advisory for Intense Cold Fronts:
- Expected to affect the Western Cape, Northern Cape, and Eastern Cape from Sunday to Friday (7 to 12 July).
- Public and small stock farmers are advised of snowfalls, very cold conditions, strong coastal and interior winds, very rough seas, and heavy rainfall over the western parts of the Western Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 5 July 2024
Cape Town
On Friday, 5 July 2024, Cape Town is expected to have partly cloudy weather with a high of 16°C and a low of 12°C. There is a slight chance of precipitation, with an estimated 0.5 mm of rain throughout the day. Winds will be moderate, coming from the northwest at around 15 km/h.
Durban
On Friday, 5 July 2024, Durban will experience clear skies with temperatures ranging between 11°C and 22°C. Winds will be moderate, coming from the southwest at speeds up to 5 m/s. There is no expected precipitation throughout the day
Johannesburg
On Friday, 5 July 2024, Johannesburg is expected to experience a high of 17°C and a low of 3°C with clear skies throughout the day. Wind speeds will reach up to 22 km/h coming from the northwest. No precipitation is anticipated, ensuring a dry day.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Friday, 5 July 2024
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- Gauteng: Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool but cold in the south.
- Mpumalanga: Morning frost in places on the Highveld, otherwise fine and cold to cool but warm in the Lowveld.
- Limpopo: Fine and cool to warm.
- North West: Morning frost over the central and western parts, otherwise fine and cool. Windy in the south.
- Free State: Morning frost in places, otherwise fine, windy and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the south with light afternoon showers in the extreme southeast.
- Northern Cape: Morning frost in the east, otherwise fine and cold to cool, partly cloudy over central and southern parts in the morning with light showers in the extreme southeast. Morning fog patches expected over the western and central interior. Coastal winds will be light southerly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.
- Western Cape: Cloudy to partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated morning showers over the southern and western parts. Coastal winds will be fresh westerly to south-westerly, strong to near gale force along the south coast, becoming light to moderate southerly in the west and southwest by evening.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy to cloudy, windy and cold to very cold with isolated showers and rain but scattered along the south coast. Light snowfalls are expected over high-lying areas. Coastal winds will be strong to gale force westerly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cold to very cold, becoming cloudy in places with isolated light showers in the west and light snowfalls over the northern interior. Coastal winds will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming strong south-westerly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and cool, but warm in the north-east. Coastal winds will be moderate-westerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-easterly from the south by late morning.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
