South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Thursday, 20 March 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 20 March 2025: Fire danger warnings issued across parts of the country, with a heatwave expected in the Eastern Cape.

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Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 20 March 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 20 March 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 20 March 2025:

  • Fire Danger Warnings:
    • Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over:
      • Northern Cape: Hantam Local Municipality.
      • Western Cape: Cederberg, Breede River Valley, Langeberg, Laingsburg, Prince Albert, Oudtshoorn, and Hessequa Local Municipalities.
      • Eastern Cape: Koukamma, Kouga, Sundays River Valley, Blue Crane Route, Dr Beyers Naudé Local Municipalities, and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro.
  • Advisories:
    • Heatwave: Persistently high temperatures expected in Alfred Nzo District Municipality (Eastern Cape).
    • Extremely Uncomfortable Conditions: Expected over:
      • Western Cape: Interior of the Garden Route District Municipality.
      • Eastern Cape: Spreading to the southeast coast and adjacent interior, including Amatole, Buffalo City Metro, and OR Tambo District Municipalities.

Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 20 March 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
26 / 21Rain Showers4510

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
28 / 20Sunny026

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
21 / 13Scattered Showers256

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Thursday, 20 March 2025

  • Gauteng: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
    • Pretoria: Min 15°C, Max 22°C
    • Johannesburg: Min 13°C, Max 21°C
    • Vereeniging: Min 14°C, Max 21°C
  • Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Mbombela: Min 17°C, Max 23°C
  • Limpopo: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Polokwane: Min 13°C, Max 21°C
  • North West: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
    • Mahikeng: Min 16°C, Max 26°C
    • Vryburg: Min 17°C, Max 27°C
  • Free State: Partly cloudy.
    • Bloemfontein: Min 16°C, Max 29°C
  • Northern Cape: Partly cloudy.
    • Kimberley: Min 19°C, Max 30°C
    • Upington: Min 22°C, Max 31°C
  • Western Cape: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
    • Cape Town: Min 21°C, Max 26°C
      • Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
      • The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
  • Eastern Cape:
    • George: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
      • Wind: Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly.
      • Min 18°C, Max 30°C
    • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy.
      • Wind: Light north-easterly, becoming moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.
      • Min 18°C, Max 29°C
    • East London: Fine.
      • Wind: Light to moderate easterly to north-easterly.
      • Min 20°C, Max 30°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Partly cloudy.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
      • Min 20°C, Max 28°C
      • The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme
    • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
      • Min 20°C, Max 30°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
      • Min 14°C, Max 28°C

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