Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 3 January 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 3 January 2025.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 3 January 2025:
Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive rainfall is expected over northern parts of Mpumalanga and the south and eastern parts of Limpopo. This may lead to localised flooding of roads, settlements, and low-lying areas, with potential infrastructure damage.
- Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, large hail, and heavy downpours are expected over the eastern parts of North West, northern Free State, most of Gauteng, and the southwestern parts of Mpumalanga. Potential impacts include localised flooding, infrastructure damage, and challenging driving conditions.
Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are forecast for the northern parts of Western Cape, Northern Cape (excluding the extreme northeast), western parts of Eastern Cape, and the extreme southeastern parts of Free State.
Advisories:
- A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is anticipated in the northern parts of the Eastern Cape, continuing through Saturday, 4 January 2025.
Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg weather forecast: Friday, 3 January 2025
Cape Town
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 20°C | Sunny | 27 km/h S | 0% |
| Afternoon | 27°C | Sunny | 27 km/h S | 0% |
| Evening | 24°C | Partly Cloudy | 27 km/h S | 0% |
| Night | 19°C | Partly Cloudy | 27 km/h S | 0% |
Durban
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 26°C | Partly Cloudy | 36 km/h NNE | 0% |
| Afternoon | 30°C | Sunny | 36 km/h NNE | 0% |
| Evening | 26°C | Overcast | 36 km/h NNE | 0% |
| Night | 23°C | Overcast | 36 km/h NNE | 0% |
Johannesburg
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 21°C | Mostly Cloudy | 18 km/h NE | 30% |
| Afternoon | 28°C | Overcast | 18 km/h NE | 30% |
| Evening | 24°C | Overcast | 18 km/h NE | 30% |
| Night | 18°C | Overcast | 18 km/h NE | 30% |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
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- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- UVB Index: Extreme
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog along the escarpment; otherwise, partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Limpopo: Morning fog along the escarpment; otherwise, partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- North West: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Free State: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north.
- Northern Cape: Fine in the extreme west; otherwise, partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the northeast. Coastal areas will be warm.
- Wind: Fresh to strong southerly.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy along the south coast; otherwise, fine and hot to very hot but warm over the southwestern parts.
- Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to southeasterly.
- UVB Index: Extreme
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy with fog in places in the morning; otherwise, fine and hot to very hot but extremely hot over northern parts. Partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers in the northeast.
- Wind: Light to moderate easterly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy with fog in places in the morning; otherwise, partly cloudy and hot to very hot but extremely hot over the northwestern parts. Scattered thundershowers south of the escarpment, isolated elsewhere.
- Wind: Moderate to fresh northeasterly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior; otherwise, partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west and extreme south.
- Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to northeasterly, becoming strong in places in the afternoon.
- UVB Index: Extreme
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.