South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Saturday, 3 May 2025

South Africa weather forecast: Damaging coastal winds, high fire danger in Northern Cape, and scattered showers over parts of the country on Saturday.

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Saturday, 3 May 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Saturday, 3 May 2025:

  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging waves posing risk to small vessels and navigation expected along the coast from Cape Point to Plettenberg Bay.
  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging winds and waves creating hazardous conditions for small boats are expected between Plettenberg Bay and Port Edward.
  • Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds could impact high-sided vehicles, disrupt power and communications, and cause dust storms in the Richtersveld, Nama-Khoi, and Kamiesberg municipalities of the Northern Cape.
  • Fire Danger Warning: Extremely high fire danger over the Richtersveld and Nama Khoi municipalities in the Northern Cape.
  • Advisory: Poor visibility due to dust and sandstorms anticipated in the Richtersveld, Nama-Khoi, and Kamiesberg municipalities from Saturday into Sunday.

Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Saturday, 3 May 2025:

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
20 / 10Partly Cloudy510

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
21 / 14Cloudy1024

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
17 / 10Cloudy1013

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Saturday, 3 May 2025

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  • Gauteng:
    • Pretoria: Cloudy, 10/18°C
    • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy, 10/17°C
    • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy, 8/17°C
  • Mpumalanga:
    • Mbombela: Morning fog, then cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 14/16°C
  • Limpopo:
    • Polokwane: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 12/16°C
  • North West:
    • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy, 4/20°C
    • Vryburg: Partly cloudy, 3/18°C
  • Free State:
    • Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy, 3/17°C
  • Northern Cape:
    • Kimberley: Partly cloudy, 4/17°C
    • Upington: Fine, 7/21°C
  • Western Cape:
    • Cape Town: Fine. Wind: Light to moderate southerly, 10/20°C
    • George: Partly cloudy becoming fine. Wind: Light variable morning, moderate easterly afternoon, 8/18°C
  • Eastern Cape:
    • Gqeberha: Cloudy with light rain clearing by afternoon. Wind: Fresh to strong westerly turning south-westerly, 12/18°C
    • East London: Cloudy with light rain. Wind: Moderate to light south-westerly, 13/17°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and rain. Wind: Moderate to strong southerly to south-westerly, 14/21°C
    • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and rain. Wind: Moderate to strong southerly to south-westerly, 16/22°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Partly cloudy, 7/17°C

We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.