South Africa’s weather today will be fine and warm in most inland areas, while coastal regions brace for strong winds and rough seas. Damaging winds and waves are expected along parts of the south coast, with extremely high fire danger over the northern regions and heat alerts in Mpumalanga’s Lowveld.
Weather warnings and advisories for Tuesday, 16 September 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 1: Damaging interior winds may lead to:
- Localised damage to settlements
- Issues for high-sided vehicles on exposed roads
- Yellow Level 2: Damaging winds could:
- Damage temporary structures
- Cause short-term disruption to small harbours and ports
- Yellow Level 2: Damaging waves may result in:
- Difficulty for small boat navigation
- Risk of vessels taking on water or capsizing
- Yellow Level 4: Coastal winds between Plettenberg Bay and Algoa Bay may:
- Disrupt ports and harbours
- Interrupt power and communication
- Increase wildfire risk
- Yellow Level 1: Damaging interior winds may lead to:
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger in the northern and north-eastern parts of South Africa
- Advisories:
- Extremely hot conditions expected in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Tuesday, 16 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 / 13 | Mostly Cloudy | 15 | 18 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 / 18 | Mostly Cloudly | 0 | 16 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 / 12 | Sunny | 0 | 11 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Fine. 14/33°C
- Johannesburg: Fine. 12/29°C
- Vereeniging: Fine. 9/28°C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Fine. 14/33°C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 12/32°C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Fine. 9/29°C
- Vryburg: Fine. 8/27°C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Fine. 6/21°C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Fine. 9/21°C
- Upington: Fine. 7/23°C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Cloudy with light rain until afternoon. 13/15°C
- George: Cloudy with light rain. 13/15°C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 13/17°C
- East London: Partly cloudy. 13/21°C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated evening showers. 18/23°C
- Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with evening showers. 17/25°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Partly cloudy with evening showers. 13/26°C