Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday,1 May 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 1 May 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 1 May 2025:
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with large amounts of small hail and localised flooding expected over the eastern parts of North West, extreme eastern Free State, Gauteng, and the south and central parts of Mpumalanga.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging winds and waves causing difficulty in navigation and risk to small vessels expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Port Edward.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging waves with marine navigation hazards expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay (Thursday and Friday).
- Fire Danger Warnings: None.
- Advisories: Very cold, wet and windy conditions expected to persist over southern Namakwa (Northern Cape), Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo (Western Cape) until Friday.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 1 May 2025
Cape Town
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 / 13 | Cloudy | 10 | 14 |
Durban
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 / 20 | Scattered Showers | 35 | 24 |
Johannesburg
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 / 11 | Cloudy | 10 | 13 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Thursday, 1 May 2025
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, 14/24°C
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, 11/22°C
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, 9/22°C
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 18/27°C
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Partly cloudy, 12/26°C
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy and windy with scattered showers and thundershowers, 12/24°C
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 12/22°C
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy and windy, 10/19°C
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy and windy, 11/18°C
- Upington: Partly cloudy and windy, 9/18°C
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain, becoming partly cloudy in the evening. Wind: Moderate south-westerly, 13/15°C
- George: Fine becoming cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Fresh to strong westerly to south-westerly from afternoon, 10/16°C
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Fine becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain from late afternoon. Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly, 13/19°C
- East London: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain early morning and evening. Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, 14/21°C
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly, 20/22°C
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly, 21/24°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain, 15/18°C
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.