Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 1 January 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 1 January 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 1 January 2025:
- Fire Danger Warning: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most of the Northern Cape, north-western parts of the Western Cape, and north-western parts of the Eastern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Wednesday, 1 January 2025
Cape Town
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 16°C | Partly Cloudy | 8 km/h SE | 10% |
| Afternoon | 25°C | Sunny | 20 km/h SE | 0% |
| Evening | 21°C | Clear | 15 km/h SE | 0% |
| Night | 17°C | Clear | 10 km/h SE | 0% |
Durban
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 24°C | Overcast | 22 km/h S | 0% |
| Afternoon | 25°C | Overcast | 22 km/h S | 0% |
| Evening | 23°C | Overcast | 22 km/h S | 0% |
| Night | 22°C | Overcast | 22 km/h S | 0% |
Johannesburg
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 21°C | Mostly Cloudy | 12 km/h NE | 0% |
| Afternoon | 26°C | Overcast | 15 km/h N | 80% |
| Evening | 22°C | Overcast | 10 km/h NW | 80% |
| Night | 18°C | Overcast | 8 km/h W | 80% |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng: Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. Hot conditions expected in the extreme north.
- UVB sunburn index: Moderate
- Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, isolated in the northeast.
- Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the south-west.
- North West: Cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Free State: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, isolated showers and thundershowers, cloudy and scattered in the east.
- Northern Cape: Partly cloudy, windy, and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east.
- Wind along the coast: Fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the evening.
- Western Cape: Cloudy and cool in the southern parts in the morning and evening. Partly cloudy and warm to hot over the south-western parts in the afternoon, otherwise fine and hot, very hot in north-eastern parts.
- Wind along the coast: Moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly along the south coast, fresh to strong southerly along the west coast, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.
- UVB sunburn index: Extreme
- Western Half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and hot to very hot, becoming cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the evening.
- Wind along the coast: Light and variable in the morning, moderate south-easterly to easterly later.
- Eastern Half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy with fog and a chance of morning rain and showers south of the eastern escarpment. Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thunderstorms in the extreme north-east during the afternoon.
- Wind along the coast: Light easterly, becoming moderate north-easterly by evening.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy with morning fog in places over the interior. Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the west.
- Wind along the coast: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the south and extreme north from the afternoon.
- UVB sunburn index: Moderate
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
