South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Sunday, 6 April 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Sunday, 6 April 2025: Showers, thunderstorms, disruptive rain and heatwave alerts across various provinces.

South Africa weather forecast

Here is a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Sunday, 6 April 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Sunday, 6 April 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following warnings and advisories for Sunday, 6 April 2025:

  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rainfall is expected along the coast and adjacent interior of the eastern half of the Eastern Cape, including the extreme south of KwaZulu-Natal, with localised flooding and potential damage to property and infrastructure.
  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours may lead to flooding, infrastructure damage, and dangerous travel conditions over the central and northeastern parts of the Northern Cape and the extreme western parts of the Free State.
  • Fire Danger Warning: Extremely high fire danger conditions are forecast over Matzikama and Cederberg municipalities in the Western Cape.
  • Advisories:
    • Heatwave conditions remain over Saldanha Bay, Swartland, and parts of Cape Town.
    • Hot to very hot and uncomfortable conditions continue over Namakwa (Northern Cape), Cape Town, West Coast, and Cape Winelands Districts.

Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Sunday, 6 April 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
34 / 21Partly Cloudy1014

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
27 / 21Light Rain2513

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
20 / 15Light Rain3511

South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Sunday, 6 April 2025

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  • Gauteng:
    • Pretoria: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 17/23°C
    • Johannesburg: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/20°C
    • Vereeniging: Fog patches, then cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/20°C
  • Mpumalanga:
    • Mbombela: Fog early, then cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 16/25°C
  • Limpopo:
    • Polokwane: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 16/23°C
  • North West:
    • Mahikeng: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/20°C
    • Vryburg: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 15/20°C
  • Free State:
    • Bloemfontein: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 13/22°C
  • Northern Cape:
    • Kimberley: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/22°C
    • Upington: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 18/24°C
  • Western Cape:
    • Cape Town: Fine. Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly. 21/34°C
    • George: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy. Wind: Fresh easterly. 15/24°C
  • Eastern Cape:
    • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy. Wind: Fresh to strong north-easterly. 17/24°C
    • East London: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Fresh south-easterly. 19/23°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. Wind: Fresh NE. 21/27°C
    • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. Wind: Fresh NE. 19/27°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, then cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/24°C

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