South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Wednesday, 12 February 2025

South Africa weather forecast for 12 February 2025: Isolated showers and thundershowers expected; warnings issued for damaging winds and fire danger.

South Africa weather forecast

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 12 February 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 12 February 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 12 February 2025:

  • Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds leading to localised damage to settlements and difficult driving conditions for high-sided vehicles on prone routes are expected over the central and southern parts of the Northern Cape and the Central Karoo of the Western Cape.
  • Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are anticipated over the interior of the Northern Cape (excluding the northeast), the interior of the Western Cape, and the western interior of the Eastern Cape.
  • Advisories:
    • Hot to very hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the central and western interior of the Northern Cape, the interior of the Western Cape, and the western parts of the Eastern Cape.
    • Extremely hot temperatures are anticipated over the Central and Little Karoo of the Western Cape and in places over the southwestern interior of the Eastern Cape.

Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Wednesday, 12 February 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
24 / 17Sunny1024

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
30 / 24Cloudy1037

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
24 / 15Partly Cloudy2016

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast

  • Gauteng: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
    • Pretoria: Minimum 18°C, Maximum 25°C
    • Johannesburg: Minimum 16°C, Maximum 23°C
    • Vereeniging: Minimum 18°C, Maximum 24°C
  • Mpumalanga: Cloudy with isolated showers.
    • Mbombela: Minimum 18°C, Maximum 26°C
  • Limpopo: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Polokwane: Minimum 18°C, Maximum 25°C
  • North West: Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Mahikeng: Minimum 19°C, Maximum 29°C
    • Vryburg: Minimum 19°C, Maximum 33°C
  • Free State: Partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Bloemfontein: Minimum 17°C, Maximum 32°C
  • Northern Cape: Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Kimberley: Minimum 18°C, Maximum 34°C
    • Upington: Minimum 22°C, Maximum 37°C
  • Western Cape: Fine, becoming cloudy in the evening.
    • Cape Town: Minimum 18°C, Maximum 27°C
    • George: Minimum 17°C, Maximum 31°C
  • Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches, otherwise fine, becoming cloudy in the evening with isolated thundershowers.
    • Gqeberha: Minimum 19°C, Maximum 28°C
    • East London: Minimum 19°C, Maximum 30°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy.
    • Durban: Minimum 21°C, Maximum 30°C
    • Richards Bay: Minimum 22°C, Maximum 31°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Minimum 15°C, Maximum 33°C

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