South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Thursday, 15 May 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 15 May 2025: Fire danger in Northern & Western Cape; heat wave persists in Richtersveld. Fine, warm conditions.

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 15 May 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 15 May 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 15 May 2025:

  • Fire Danger Warning:
    • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
      • The extreme western parts of the Northern Cape.
      • Northern parts of the Western Cape.
  • Advisory:
    • heat wave with persistently high temperatures continues over the Richtersveld Municipality of the Northern Cape until Friday, 16 May 2025.

Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 15 May 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
28 / 17Sunny08

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
25 / 18Mostly Cloudy1013

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
20 / 11Cloudy103

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Thursday, 15 May 2025

  • Gauteng: Partly cloudy (Pretoria 11/21°C, Johannesburg 11/20°C, Vereeniging 8/22°C)
  • Mpumalanga: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy (Mbombela 11/22°C)
  • Limpopo: Partly cloudy (Polokwane 8/21°C)
  • North West: Fine (Mahikeng 9/21°C, Vryburg 7/23°C)
  • Free State: Fine (Bloemfontein 7/22°C)
  • Northern Cape: Fine (Kimberley 6/24°C, Upington 9/26°C)
  • Western Cape: Fine (Cape Town 17/28°C, George 11/27°C)
  • Eastern Cape: Fine with morning fog (Gqeberha 8/27°C, East London 14/26°C)
  • KwaZulu-Natal: Fine (Durban 18/25°C, Richards Bay 17/27°C, Pietermaritzburg 12/26°C)

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