South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Thursday, 17 April 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 17 April 2025: Isolated showers in the east, fire danger in parts of Northern and Western Cape. Fine elsewhere.

South Africa weather forecast

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 17 April 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 17 April 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 17 April 2025:

  • Fire Danger Warnings:
    • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
      • Richtersveld Local Municipality in the Northern Cape
      • Cederberg and Bergrivier Local Municipalities in the Western Cape
  • Impact-Based Warnings:
    • None issued
  • Advisories:
    • None issued

Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 17 April 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
31 / 18Sunny011

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
24 / 17Chance of Showers3522

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
21 / 10Partly Cloudy511

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Thursday, 17 April 2025

  • Gauteng:
    • Pretoria: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 12/22°C
    • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/21°C
    • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 09/21°C
  • Mpumalanga:
    • Mbombela: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 16/21°C
  • Limpopo:
    • Polokwane: Morning fog in places, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/20°C
  • North West:
    • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy. 12/26°C
    • Vryburg: Fine. 09/25°C
  • Free State:
    • Bloemfontein: Fine. 07/22°C
  • Northern Cape:
    • Kimberley: Fine. 09/23°C
    • Upington: Fine. 10/28°C
  • Western Cape:
    • Cape Town: Fine. Wind: Strong south-easterly. 18/31°C
    • George: Partly cloudy with morning fog patches, otherwise fine. Wind: Fresh easterly. 11/21°C
  • Eastern Cape:
    • Gqeberha: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate easterly. 15/21°C
    • East London: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly. 15/21°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Fresh south-westerly becoming south-easterly. 17/24°C
    • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Fresh southerly to south-westerly. 19/24°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/21°C

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