South Africa’s weather today will see mostly fine conditions inland, while the coast will face cloudy skies and scattered showers. A Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging waves has been issued, affecting much of the western and southern coastline, with risks of localised damage to coastal infrastructure. Fire danger warnings remain in place for several provinces, adding to the risks of the day.
Weather warnings and advisories for Sunday, 24 August 2025
- Yellow Level 2 Warning – Damaging Waves
- Expected between Alexander Bay and Port Alfred, posing risks of localised coastal infrastructure damage.
- Fire Danger Warnings
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in:
- South-eastern Gauteng
- Southern Mpumalanga
- South-western North West
- Eastern Free State
- Extreme north-western KwaZulu-Natal
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in:
- Advisories
- None issued.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Sunday, 24 August 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 / 11 | Light Rain | 20 | 10 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 / 15 | Cloudy | 10 | 18 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 11 | Sunny | 0 | 14 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Fine. 10/28 °C
- Johannesburg: Fine. 11/27 °C
- Vereeniging: Fine. 7/24 °C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Fine. 15/29 °C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 12/30 °C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine. 5/28 °C
- Vryburg: Fine. 0/27 °C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Fine. 1/21 °C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Fine. 2/23 °C
- Upington: Fine. 3/23 °C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Cloudy to partly cloudy with isolated morning showers and rain. 11/15 °C
- George: Cloudy to partly cloudy. 7/16 °C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy. 10/19 °C
- East London: Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy. 10/20 °C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 15/21 °C
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 16/24 °C
- Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 9/21 °C