South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Sunday, 17 August 2025

South Africa weather forecast: Isolated thundershowers in Gauteng, Mpumalanga & KZN, while the Western and Eastern Cape remain mostly fine.

South Africa weather today 17 august 2025

The weather today across South Africa will bring a mix of partly cloudy skies and isolated showers in several provinces. Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal can expect thundershowers, while the Western and Eastern Cape remain mostly fine. No severe weather warnings have been issued for today.

Weather warnings and advisories for Sunday, 17 August 2025

  • Impact-based warnings: Nil.
  • Fire danger warnings: Nil.
  • Advisories: Nil.

Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Sunday, 17 August 2025

Cape Town weather

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
20 / 10Mostly Cloudy013

Durban weather

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
24 / 19Partly Cloudy08

Johannesburg weather

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
23 / 10Mostly Sunny011

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast

  • Gauteng
    • Pretoria: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/23 °C
    • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 09/20 °C
    • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/23 °C
  • Mpumalanga
    • Mbombela: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 15/22 °C
  • Limpopo
    • Polokwane: Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy. 09/21 °C
  • North West
    • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy. 11/24 °C
    • Vryburg: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 08/25 °C
  • Free State
    • Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy. 06/22 °C
  • Northern Cape
    • Kimberley: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 05/23 °C
    • Upington: Fine. 06/23 °C
  • Western Cape
    • Cape Town: Fine; moderate to fresh north-westerly wind. 11/20 °C
    • George: Fine; moderate easterly to south-easterly wind. 10/19 °C
  • Eastern Cape
    • Gqeberha: Fine; light easterly wind. 10/21 °C
    • East London: Partly cloudy; light easterly to south-easterly wind. 14/21 °C
  • KwaZulu-Natal
    • Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers; moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly wind. 19/24 °C
    • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers; moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly wind. 17/27 °C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 11/24 °C