Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 8 May 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 8 May 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 8 May 2025:
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- None issued for Thursday.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- None issued.
- Advance Warnings (valid from Friday to Sunday, 9–11 May 2025):
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging winds expected between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay from Friday to Saturday.
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging waves forecast for Saturday to Sunday along the same coastline.
- Advisories:
- Strong to gale force north-westerly winds are expected on Saturday over parts of Eastern Cape, Free State, Western Cape interior, and the southern Northern Cape.
- Very rough seas and gale force winds are expected along the southern coastline from Saturday into Sunday.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 8 May 2025
Cape Town
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 / 15 | Sunny | 0 | 13 |
Durban
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 / 20 | Sunny | 0 | 10 |
Johannesburg
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 6 | Sunny | 0 | 8 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Thursday, 8 May 2025
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Fine, 9/25°C
- Johannesburg: Early morning fog, otherwise fine, 6/24°C
- Vereeniging: Early morning fog, otherwise fine, 6/24°C
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Fine, 13/27°C
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Fine, 11/26°C
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Fine, 8/24°C
- Vryburg: Fine, 6/25°C
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Fine, 9/23°C
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Fine, 9/25°C
- Upington: Fine and windy, 10/28°C
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Fine with morning fog. Wind: Light to moderate southerly, 15/23°C
- George: Cloudy with morning fog, then fine. Wind: Light, becoming south-easterly, 10/23°C
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy evening. Wind: Light westerly to southerly, 12/21°C
- East London: Cloudy with light rain possible. Wind: Light westerly, becoming southerly, 18/22°C
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Fine, becoming cloudy with isolated evening showers. Wind: Northerly to south-easterly, 20/25°C
- Richards Bay: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with evening showers. Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, 15/25°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Fine, partly cloudy afternoon, 12/23°C
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
