Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 23 January 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 23 January 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 23 January 2025:
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, small hail, and severe lightning are expected over:
- Southwestern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Northeastern and north-central parts of the Eastern Cape.
- Impact: Localised flooding of roads and low-lying areas, infrastructure damage, and risks to informal settlements.
- Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds and waves will pose navigation difficulties, risks to small vessels, and potential anchor drag for boats between Oyster Bay and Port Edward.
- Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are anticipated in:
- Central to western Northern Cape.
- Western parts of Eastern Cape.
- Eastern parts of the Western Cape.
Advisories:
- Heatwave: Persistently high temperatures in northern parts of the Eastern Cape until Monday.
- Extremely uncomfortable conditions in:
- Western parts of the Northern Cape.
- Northern parts of the Western Cape.
- Northwestern parts of the Eastern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 23 January 2025
Cape Town
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 19°C | Sunny | 14 km/h | 0% |
| Afternoon | 22°C | Sunny | 18 km/h | 0% |
| Evening | 22°C | Sunny | 19 km/h | 0% |
| Night | 19°C | Clear | 21 km/h | 0% |
Durban
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 23°C | Mostly cloudy | 24 km/h NNE | 20% |
| Afternoon | 27°C | Mostly cloudy and humid; a thunderstorm in spots | 29 km/h NE | 40% |
| Evening | 25°C | Occasional rain and a thunderstorm | 27 km/h ENE | 30% |
| Night | 23°C | Mostly cloudy | 19 km/h NNE | 20% |
Johannesburg
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 15°C | Sunny | 11 km/h | 0% |
| Afternoon | 29°C | Sunny | 10 km/h | 0% |
| Evening | 27°C | Sunny | 12 km/h | 0% |
| Night | 18°C | Clear | 18 km/h | 0% |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
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- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- UVB Sunburn Index: Very High.
- Mpumalanga: Cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the south.
- Limpopo: Cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the northwest.
- North West: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Free State: Morning fog patches in the east, partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the extreme east.
- Northern Cape: Morning fog in the west, otherwise partly cloudy, windy, and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the northeast. Fine in the southwest.
- Coastal Winds: Fresh westerly.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy along the coast with morning fog, otherwise fine and warm to hot, very hot over the Central and Little Karoo.
- Coastal Winds: Fresh northerly to northwesterly along the west coast, southwesterly along the south coast.
- UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme.
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog, partly cloudy, windy, hot to very hot, warm along the coast. Isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east, fine in the north and central by afternoon.
- Coastal Winds: Strong southwesterly.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in the south, partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, isolated in the northwest.
- Coastal Winds: Fresh to strong northeasterly.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, isolated in the east.
- Coastal Winds: Moderate to fresh southeasterly in the north, strong northeasterly in the south.
- UVB Sunburn Index: High.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
