Snow, rain and strong winds continue to bring winter chill to much of the country. (Marta Fernandez/Getty Images)
The South African Weather Service is predicting cold, wet and windy weather across several provinces, with snow, rain and strong winds.
Impact-Based Warnings
An orange level 6 alert has been issued for the north-eastern highlands of the Eastern Cape as heavy snowfall has damaged livestock and crops and left some communities inaccessible.
Heavy snowfall is expected to cause icy roads and traffic disruptions in the northern highlands of the Eastern Cape, leading to a level 2 amber warning.
A level 4 amber warning for heavy rainfall causing localised flooding of roads and flood-prone settlements is expected to be in place for the southern West Coast, the western Cape Winelands, the City of Cape Town and the western Overberg Municipality.
A level 1 amber alert was issued for the far eastern Free State and northern inland KwaZulu-Natal as strong winds could make major roads difficult for high clearance vehicles and damage temporary structures.
A level 2 yellow warning has been issued as strong winds are causing localised disruption to ports and harbours, difficult driving on coastal roads, choppy seas and possible damage to coastal infrastructure in exposed bays along the coast between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay.
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advice
It will be very cold, rainy and windy in the interior of the Eastern Cape, the highlands in the southern part of Namaqua district and in the central and eastern Western Cape.
Snowfall is expected in some areas, which is likely to worsen the situation.
Weather in your area
Gauteng Partly cloudy in the south, otherwise sunny and cold.
The expected UVB sunburn index is high.
Sunny and cool to cool temperatures expected Mpumalanga However, it will be warmer over the Lowveld.
Limpopo Sunny and cool to warm temperatures are expected, although it will be cold in places across the Southwest.
Sunny and cold, cool weather is expected. Northwest.
of Free State Good temperatures are expected in the north, mostly cloudy with cold to very cold temperatures elsewhere, with scattered showers and thunderstorms in the south and along the Lesotho border.
Temperatures are expected to be good Northern Cape North.
Elsewhere, it will be partly cloudy and cold but mostly cloudy with isolated showers and thunderstorms along the coast and in the south.
Winds will be stronger in the Southeast.
Winds along the coast will be light to moderate from the northerly to northwesterly, changing to a south-easterly later in the evening.
of Western Cape Cloudy and cold weather with scattered showers and thundershowers is expected in the Southwest to East while scattered showers are expected in the North.
Coastal winds will be moderate to strong from the north to northwest along the western coast.
Otherwise, moderate to strong southerly to southwesterly winds are expected along the south coast from the afternoon onwards.
The expected UVB sunburn index is low.
Cloudy and cold weather is expected in the western half of the country. Eastern Cape Scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the east.
Snowfall is possible in the northern highlands.
Winds along the coast will be light northwesterly, becoming moderate to strong westerly in the afternoon.
The eastern half of the state will see mostly cloudy skies with cold to very cold temperatures and scattered showers and thunderstorms, but more scattered in the east.
Snowfall is possible in the northern highlands.
Winds along the coast will be moderate to strong from the northwest.
KwaZulu-Natal It is expected to be partly cloudy in the south and otherwise sunny and cool, while temperatures will be cooler in the west.
Winds along the coast will be moderate to strong from the west to northwest, changing to north to northeasterly in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.
