South Africa’s weather today is dominated by warm to hot conditions across much of the country, but several provinces should brace for severe thunderstorms. Intense lightning, strong winds, and hail are forecast for KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and parts of the Free State. There is also a high risk of fire danger over the western interior.
Weather warnings and advisories for Monday, 8 September 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with strong winds, excessive lightning, and hail may cause significant damage in north-western KwaZulu-Natal.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms may lead to localised damage in western KwaZulu-Natal, central and escarpment areas of Mpumalanga, and the extreme eastern Free State.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in:
- Western parts of North West
- Parts of Northern Cape
- Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in:
- Advisories:
- None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Monday, 8 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 / 13 | Sunny | 0 | 11 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 18 | Partly Cloudy | 25 | 23 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 12 | Mostly Sunny | 0 | 14 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Fine in the morning, partly cloudy later. 13/29°C
- Johannesburg: Fine at first, then partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 12/27°C
- Vereeniging: Fine at first, then partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 11/26°C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Cloudy with fog in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/30°C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 13/28°C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy. 12/29°C
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy and windy. 6/30°C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Fine and windy, later partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/27°C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Fine and windy, later partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/29°C
- Upington: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 11/31°C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Fine. 13/26°C
- George: Cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and rain. 11/20°C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. 12/20°C
- East London: Partly cloudy in the morning, then cloudy with scattered showers and rain. 12/21°C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 18/24°C
- Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 18/29°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers. 11/25°C