Today’s weather in South Africa will be mostly fine and warm across the country, although windy conditions and isolated morning showers with thundershowers are expected in parts of the central interior. Coastal regions will see cloudy starts, with fog and light rain possible before clearing later. Fire danger warnings remain in place for several provinces.
Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 29 August 2025
- Impact-based warnings
- None issued.
- Fire danger warnings
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
- Western parts of North West
- Eastern parts of Northern Cape
- Parts of Free State
- Northern and extreme south-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal
- Parts of Mpumalanga
- Parts of Limpopo
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
- Advisories
- None issued.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Friday, 29 August 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 / 12 | Cloudy | 0 | 3 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 / 19 | Mostly Cloudy | 0 | 6 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 14 | Sunny | 0 | 16 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Fine. 15/29 °C
- Johannesburg: Fine. 14/27 °C
- Vereeniging: Fine. 14/28 °C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Fine. 14/29 °C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 9/29 °C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine and windy. 12/30 °C
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers. 11/29 °C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers. 13/25 °C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers. 14/23 °C
- Upington: Fine, becoming partly cloudy. 12/26 °C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy. 12/19 °C
- George: Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy. 9/20 °C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Cloudy with fog and possible morning rain, clearing later. 13/19 °C
- East London: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 14/23 °C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Partly cloudy. 19/25 °C
- Richards Bay: Partly cloudy. 20/32 °C
- Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy. 12/30 °C