South Africa’s weather today features partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures across much of the country, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers expected in the central and eastern regions. KwaZulu-Natal faces potential severe weather due to strong winds, lightning, and hail. Fire danger remains a concern in parts of Limpopo and North West.
Weather warnings and advisories for Saturday, 6 September 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 1 Warning for:
- Localised fire incidents due to excessive lightning
- Localised damage to vehicles and settlements from strong winds and hail in north-western KwaZulu-Natal
- Yellow Level 1 Warning for:
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in:
- Western Limpopo
- Limpopo Valley
- Eastern parts of North West
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in:
- Advisories:
- None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Saturday, 6 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 / 13 | Sunny | 0 | 19 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 / 18 | Light Rain | 45 | 16 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 11 | Partly Cloudy | 5 | 26 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/29°C
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 11/27°C
- Vereeniging: Cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 07/28°C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/26°C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 11/28°C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine, becoming partly cloudy. 10/28°C
- Vryburg: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy. 05/27°C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 07/26°C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Fine and windy. 09/28°C
- Upington: Fine. 10/29°C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Partly cloudy, becoming fine from afternoon. 13/19°C
- George: Cloudy to partly cloudy, fine in afternoon. 10/19°C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine. 13/20°C
- East London: Cloudy with light rain in the early morning, otherwise partly cloudy. 14/20°C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 18/21°C
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/23°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 12/18°C
