South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Saturday, 5 April 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Saturday, 5 April 2025: Scattered showers, thunderstorms, disruptive rain and fire danger alerts across multiple regions.

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Saturday, 5 April 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories to take note of on Saturday, 5 April 2025:

  • Yellow Level 1 Warning: Disruptive rainfall expected over the eastern parts of North West, possibly causing localised flooding, travel disruptions, and hazardous conditions on major roads.
  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain anticipated between Port Alfred and Port Edward and the adjacent interior, leading to localised flooding of settlements and transport infrastructure.
  • Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging wind may result in disruptions at ports and difficulty at sea between Mazeppa Bay and Port Edward.
  • Fire Danger Warning:
    • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in Kannaland Municipality in the Western Cape.
    • Advisories: Hot to very hot and uncomfortable conditions are forecast over the Namakwa, City of Cape Town, West Coast, and Cape Winelands Districts until Sunday.
    • Heatwave conditions will persist over Saldanha BaySwartland, and parts of Cape Town until Sunday.

Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Saturday, 5 April 2025:

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
31 / 19Cloudy1014

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
25 / 21Cloudy2516

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
17 / 14Light Rain4514

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Saturday, 5 April 2025

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  • Gauteng:
    • Pretoria: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. 15/18°C
    • Johannesburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. 14/17°C
    • Vereeniging: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. 15/18°C
  • Mpumalanga:
    • Mbombela: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/22°C
  • Limpopo:
    • Polokwane: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/21°C
  • North West:
    • Mahikeng: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/20°C
    • Vryburg: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/23°C
  • Free State:
    • Bloemfontein: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/23°C
  • Northern Cape:
    • Kimberley: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/24°C
    • Upington: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 17/28°C
  • Western Cape:
    • Cape Town: Partly cloudy. Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly. 19/31°C
    • George: Partly cloudy with morning and evening fog. Wind: Westerly becoming easterly. 15/23°C
  • Eastern Cape:
    • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy with morning showers. Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly. 18/23°C
    • East London: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly. 19/23°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Wind: Strong NE to NW. 21/25°C
    • Richards Bay: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Wind: Strong NE to NW. 20/23°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, then cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/22°C

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