South Africa weather today is predominantly fine and dry with warm daytime temperatures across most regions. However, hazardous weather conditions are forecast along parts of the Western Cape coast and inland areas due to damaging waves and strong winds. Fire danger remains high in several municipalities.
Weather warnings and advisories for Monday, 4 August 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging waves expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas from the evening, spreading to Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay on Tuesday.
- Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging interior winds over central Northern Cape and Central Karoo in the Western Cape, posing risks to informal settlements and transport routes.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions in:
- Central Karoo district, Western Cape
- !Kheis and Siyathemba local municipalities, Northern Cape
- Dr Beyers Naude, Blue Crane, Raymond Mhlaba, Amahlathi, Intsika Yethu, Great Kei, Mnquma (Eastern Cape)
- Extremely high fire danger conditions in:
- Advisories: None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Monday, 4 August 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 / 14 | Rain | 75 | 32 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 12 | Sunny | 10 | 19 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 4 | Sunny | 0 | 13 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Fine. 6/22 °C
- Johannesburg: Fine. 4/24 °C
- Vereeniging: Fine. 4/23 °C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Fine. 7/24 °C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 6/20 °C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine and windy. 5/22 °C
- Vryburg: Fine and windy. 3/24 °C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Fine and windy. 3/22 °C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Fine and windy. 6/23 °C
- Upington: Fine and windy. 12/26 °C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Cloudy with widespread rain and showers. 14/16 °C
- George (Southern Cape): Fine, becoming partly cloudy. 11/24 °C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Fine, becoming cloudy in the evening. 16/28 °C
- East London: Fine. 14/28 °C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Fine. 12/24 °C
- Richards Bay: Fine. 14/26 °C
- Pietermaritzburg: Fine. 9/27 °C