Saturday's weather: Fires, snow, fog and wind forecast across the country

Snow, fires, fog and rain are expected in several parts of the country over the weekend. (Muhammad Saloojee/Courtesy)

The South African Weather Service said a range of weather conditions were expected over the weekend, with fire danger, snowfall, morning fog and heavy rain expected in several parts of the country.

Impact-Based Warnings

A level 2 amber warning for strong winds making sea navigation difficult is expected to be in place between Cape Point and East London through Sunday.

A yellow level 2 warning for damaging surf is also expected to be in place between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay from Saturday afternoon into Sunday evening, which could cause damage to exposed coastal infrastructure in the bay.

A level 2 amber warning for heavy rainfall leading to flooding of settlements, roads, low-lying land and bridges is expected in the western Eastern Cape coastal areas and adjacent interior areas.

Fire hazard warning

Very high fire danger conditions are expected in the far eastern Northern Cape, western Free State and southwestern northwest.

advice

A blocked low pressure system is expected to bring cold, rainy and windy conditions to the highlands south of Namaqua District in the Northern Cape and the central and eastern interior of the Western Cape on Saturday, before spreading to the rest of the interior Northern Cape, inland Eastern Cape, Free State and along the Lesotho border from Sunday into Monday.

Scattered light snowfall is possible in the Eastern Cape and highlands of Lesotho.

Weather in your area

Sunny and cool weather is expected Gauteng.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.

Mpumalanga Sunny skies and cool temperatures are expected, but it will be warmer in the Lowveld.

Sunny and cool to warm weather is expected Limpopo.

of Northwest Sunny, windy and cool to warm. Partly cloudy in the west.

Sunny skies are expected in the central and eastern parts of the country. Free StateOtherwise, it will be partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the southern parts.

Cloudy skies are expected Northern Cape Southern regions. Elsewhere, partly cloudy with cold to cool temperatures is expected with scattered showers and thunderstorms expected in the Southeast.

Sunny skies are expected in the west, but morning fog is likely in the south.

Winds along the coast will be light and variable, becoming light southeasterly to easterly in the evening.

of Western Cape The south coast and adjacent inland areas will be mostly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain.

Morning fog is expected in the west.

Winds along the coast will be light and variable in the west, becoming light to moderate from the south-east in the evening.

Otherwise, moderate to moderate easterly winds are expected to become gusty to gales in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is low.

The western half will be mostly cloudy with cool to cool temperatures. Eastern Cape Scattered showers and rain will occur along the coast and adjacent inland areas.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected in the Northeast.

Along the coast, south-easterly winds will be strong to gales.

The eastern half of the state will be cloudy and cold with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the northeast and scattered rain inland.

Widespread showers and rain are expected across the South West.

Strong winds will blow from the east along the coast.

KwaZulu-Natal Morning fog will form inland but otherwise partly cloudy and cool weather is expected, with warmer conditions in the Northeast.

The afternoon will be cloudy with scattered showers and rain in the south and east into Richards Bay.

Winds along the coast will be calm to moderate northerly to north-easterly, changing to strong southerly to south-westerly winds south of Durban later in the morning, spreading northwards.

The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.