South Africa’s weather today brings a mix of partly cloudy conditions and scattered thunderstorms across several provinces.
Severe weather alerts have been issued for parts of the Free State, Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal, where damaging thunderstorms are expected. Fire danger remains extremely high across central and northern regions of the country.
Weather warnings and advisories for Tuesday, 9 September 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with strong winds, excessive lightning, and hail may cause significant damage in:
- Eastern and south-eastern Free State
- North-western KwaZulu-Natal
- Eastern parts of the Eastern Cape
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with strong winds, excessive lightning, and hail may cause significant damage in:
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in:
- Central and northern parts of South Africa
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in:
- Advisories:
- None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Tuesday, 9 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 / 13 | Sunny | 0 | 14 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 / 20 | Cloudy | 20 | 24 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 12 | Light Rain | 25 | 19 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/28°C
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 12/27°C
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 11/28°C
- Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/27°C
- Limpopo
- Polokwane: Fine. 14/26°C
- North West
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/29°C
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 13/30°C
- Free State
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy and windy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 12/29°C
- Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 13/30°C
- Upington: Fine. 13/32°C
- Western Cape
- Cape Town: Partly cloudy. 13/22°C
- George: Partly cloudy. 10/23°C
- Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Partly cloudy. 17/24°C
- East London: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 18/25°C
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 20/28°C
- Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 20/30°C