South Africa’s weather today is mostly fine and warm with isolated afternoon showers expected in parts of the central interior and eastern coastline. Winds will be strong in several regions, especially the Northern Cape and Free State. Fire danger remains a major concern in numerous provinces due to hot, dry, and windy conditions.
Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 5 September 2025
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
- Eastern and western parts of the Northern Cape
- Southern and eastern parts of North West
- Parts of Free State
- Southern Gauteng
- Southern Limpopo
- Highveld of Mpumalanga
- Northern and western KwaZulu-Natal
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- None.
- Advisories:
- None.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Friday, 5 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 / 14 | Partly Cloudy | 15 | 23 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 / 16 | Scattered Thunderstorms | 20 | 27 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 / 14 | Mostly Cloudy | 10 | 26 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy. 17/30°C
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy. 14/30°C
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy. 8/28°C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Fine. 11/32°C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 13/31°C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine, becoming partly cloudy. 11/31°C
- Vryburg: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy. 7/32°C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 8/29°C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy. 8/31°C
- Upington: Fine and windy. 12/33°C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Partly cloudy. 14/20°C
- George: Partly cloudy with light rain by late afternoon. 10/18°C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Partly cloudy with isolated light showers by late afternoon. 13/20°C
- East London: Partly cloudy with isolated light showers by late afternoon. 15/22°C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 16/26°C
- Richards Bay: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers. 16/34°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/30°C
