Thunderstorms, strong winds and cool conditions expected across SA on Easter Sunday

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) released its latest weather forecast for Easter Sunday, 20 April 2025.

The weather service predicts thunderstorms for several parts of South Africa, while coastal areas must brace for strong winds and cooler temperatures.

Weather warnings: Sunday, 20 April

The forecaster issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms expected over the eastern parts of the Northern Cape and the western areas of the Free State. These storms may result in localised damage to settlements and infrastructure, as well as flooding of roads, low-lying areas and bridges.

Additionally, a yellow level 2 warning has been issued for coastal winds that may lead to difficulty in sea navigation between Lambert’s Bay and Hermanus.

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Provincial weather forecast

Here’s what to expect in your province on Sunday, 20 April:

Gauteng:

Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be warm in the extreme north. 

UVB sunburn index: High

Mpumalanga:

Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where conditions will remain fine.

Limpopo:

Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the southern and central parts.

North West:

Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in places.

Free State:

Fog patches in the east and central regions during the morning. Partly cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, excluding the extreme east.

Northern Cape:

Morning fog along the coast. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern regions. 

Coastal winds are expected to be moderate to fresh south to south-easterly.

Western Cape:

Morning fog along the south coast, where isolated showers and rain are expected. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the extreme eastern interior. 

Coastal winds: Fresh to strong south-easterly, becoming moderate westerly along the south coast. 

UVB sunburn index: Moderate

Eastern Cape (western half):

Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain along the coast. 

Coastal winds will be moderate south-westerly.

Eastern Cape (eastern half):

Partly cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. 

Coastal winds will be moderate south-westerly.

KwaZulu-Natal:

Morning fog over the interior. Otherwise, partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south and west. It will be warm in the extreme north-east. 

Coastal winds are expected to be light to moderate north-easterly. 

UVB sunburn index: Very high

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