South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Tuesday, 18 March 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Tuesday, 18 March 2025: Isolated showers and thundershowers across multiple regions, with extreme fire danger in parts of the Western and Northern Cape.

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Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for today (Tuesday, 18 March 2025).

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Warnings and advisories for Tuesday, 18 March 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings for Tuesday, 18 March 2025:

  • Fire Danger Warnings:
    • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over:
      • Nama Khoi and Kamiesberg local municipalities of the Northern Cape
      • Swartland, Bergrivier, and Stellenbosch local municipalities of the Western Cape
  • Impact-Based Warnings: Nil.
  • Advisories: Nil.

Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Tuesday, 18 March 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
32 / 18Sunny014

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
25 / 21Rain Showers3510

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
20 / 13Light Rain456

What’s the weather today? – Provincial forecast for Tuesday, 18 March 2025

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  • Gauteng: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Pretoria: Min 15°C, Max 23°C
    • Johannesburg: Min 13°C, Max 20°C
    • Vereeniging: Min 15°C, Max 23°C
  • Mpumalanga: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Mbombela: Min 17°C, Max 24°C
  • Limpopo: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Polokwane: Min 14°C, Max 24°C
  • North West: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Mahikeng: Min 15°C, Max 25°C
    • Vryburg: Min 15°C, Max 25°C
  • Free State: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Bloemfontein: Min 15°C, Max 26°C
  • Northern Cape: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Kimberley: Min 17°C, Max 27°C
    • Upington: Min 21°C, Max 31°C
  • Western Cape: Fine.
    • Cape Town: Min 18°C, Max 32°C
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly.
      • The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
  • Eastern Cape:
    • George: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
      • Wind: Strong south-easterly to easterly.
      • Min 15°C, Max 24°C
    • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly.
      • Min 19°C, Max 23°C
    • East London: Partly cloudy with light rain.
      • Wind: Light southerly, becoming moderate north-easterly by evening.
      • Min 20°C, Max 24°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
      • Wind: Moderate easterly to north-easterly, but southerly to south-easterly at times.
      • Min 21°C, Max 25°C
      • The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
    • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
      • Min 21°C, Max 28°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
      • Min 15°C, Max 24°C

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