Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 30 May 2024
Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Thursday, 30 May 2024
Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging winds are expected to cause localised issues for high-sided vehicles, damage temporary structures, and scatter loose debris in the eastern and southern parts of Northern Cape, south-western parts of the Free State, north-eastern parts of the Western Cape, and north-western parts of the Eastern Cape.
- Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds could make navigation difficult for small vessels and personal watercraft between Hout Bay and Cape Agulhas in the morning.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Here’s what to expect on Thursday, 30 May 2024
Cape Town
On Thursday, 30 May 2024, Cape Town will experience a high of 16°C and a low of 13°C, with cloudy skies and isolated thunderstorms expected.
Humidity will be around 78%, and there is a 61% chance of precipitation, with approximately 9.4 mm of rainfall predicted. Wind speeds will be around 21 km/h from the northwest.
Durban
On Thursday, 30 May 2024, Durban will experience clear skies throughout the day. The temperature is expected to range from a minimum of 14°C in the early morning to a high of 27°C in the afternoon.
Wind speeds will be moderate, blowing from the northeast at 7-8 m/s, and humidity levels will decrease from 86% in the early hours to around 44% by noon.
Johannesburg
On Thursday, 30 May 2024, Johannesburg will experience clear skies throughout the day. The temperature will range from a minimum of 6°C in the early morning to a maximum of 19°C in the afternoon.
Winds will be light, predominantly from the northwest, at speeds around 5 meters per second, with no precipitation expected.
South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Thursday, 30 May 2024
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- Gauteng: Expect fine and cool conditions. The UVB sunburn index is forecasted to be very high.
- Mpumalanga: The weather will be fine and cool, with warmer conditions in the Lowveld, where morning fog patches are expected.
- Limpopo: Conditions will be fine and range from cool to warm.
- North West Province: The forecast is fine and cool to warm, with windy conditions in the extreme west.
- Free State: The day will be fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy over the southern areas in the afternoon with windy conditions.
- Eastern Parts of Northern Cape: The region will experience fine and warm weather, turning partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon. Morning fog patches are expected along the coast and adjacent interior. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
- Western Cape: Morning fog patches are expected in the north-western parts. Otherwise, it will be cloudy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered rain and showers, becoming widespread in the southwestern parts. Coastal winds will be strong north-westerly, reaching near-gale in the south-west, and transitioning to fresh to strong south-westerly in the afternoon.
- Western Half of Eastern Cape: The forecast includes fine, windy, and warm weather, becoming cloudy in the southwest in the evening with isolated rain and showers. Coastal winds will be fresh north-westerly, becoming strong south-westerly in the afternoon.
- Eastern Half of Eastern Cape: The day will be fine and warm. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong north-westerly, becoming strong south-westerly in the evening.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Conditions will be fine and range from cool to warm. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming strong in places north of Durban at times. The UVB sunburn index will be very high.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.