South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Friday, 16 May 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 16 May 2025: Fire danger in Western Cape; heat wave in Richtersveld. Fine to partly cloudy conditions prevail.

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 16 May 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 16 May 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 16 May 2025:

  • Fire Danger Warning:
    • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
      • Beaufort West and Laingsburg municipalities in the Western Cape.
  • Advisory:
    • heat wave with persistently high temperatures continues over the Richtersveld Municipality of the Northern Cape.

Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg weather forecast: Friday, 16 May 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind (km/h)
26 / 18Cloudy108

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind (km/h)
25 / 17Partly Cloudy1016

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind (km/h)
20 / 7Mostly Cloudy106

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Friday, 16 May 2025

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  • Gauteng: Partly cloudy (Pretoria 09/21°C, Johannesburg 07/20°C, Vereeniging 07/21°C)
  • Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy (Mbombela 11/23°C)
  • Limpopo: Partly cloudy (Polokwane 08/19°C)
  • North West: Partly cloudy to fine (Mahikeng 08/22°C, Vryburg 06/23°C)
  • Free State: Fine (Bloemfontein 08/23°C)
  • Northern Cape: Fine (Kimberley 06/24°C, Upington 08/27°C)
  • Western Cape: Fine, becoming partly cloudy from afternoon (Cape Town 18/26°C, George 12/30°C)
  • Eastern Cape: Fine (Gqeberha 16/29°C, East London 18/27°C)
  • KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy (Durban 17/25°C, Richards Bay 18/27°C, Pietermaritzburg 11/25°C)

We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.