Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 15 January 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 15 January 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 15 January 2025:
- Orange Level 5 Warning:
- Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and damaging winds.
- Expected impacts include flooding of roads and settlements, closure of bridges and roads, infrastructure damage, and major travel disruptions.
- Affected area: Ehlanzeni District, Mpumalanga.
- Yellow Level 4 Warning:
- Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and damaging winds.
- Likely outcomes include flooding, closure of infrastructure, and localised damage.
- Affected areas: Mopani District and eastern Vhembe District, Limpopo; extreme eastern Highveld, Mpumalanga.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning:
- Severe thunderstorms with localized impacts such as road flooding and infrastructure damage.
- Affected area: North-western KwaZulu-Natal.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central parts of Northern Cape and western Free State.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
Cape Town
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 18°C | Partly Cloudy | 28 km/h SSE | 10% |
| Afternoon | 24°C | Sunny | 32 km/h SSE | 0% |
| Evening | 20°C | Clear | 25 km/h SSE | 0% |
| Night | 17°C | Clear | 20 km/h SSE | 0% |
Durban
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 24°C | Partly Cloudy | 14 km/h SSW | 30% |
| Afternoon | 25°C | Overcast | 55 km/h SSW | 80% |
| Evening | 21°C | Chance of Rain | 55 km/h SSW | 80% |
| Night | 20°C | Chance of Rain | 55 km/h SSW | 80% |
Johannesburg
| Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | 18°C | Sunny | 8 km/h NNE | 0% |
| Afternoon | 28°C | Sunny | 18 km/h NNE | 0% |
| Evening | 16°C | Heavy rain at times | 10 km/h NNE | 80% |
| Night | 19°C | Clear | 14 km/h NNE | 0% |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers from the afternoon. UVB Index: High.
- Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with widespread showers and thundershowers along the escarpment and Lowveld.
- Limpopo: Cloudy in the west with fog patches in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered thundershowers.
- North West: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered thundershowers, but isolated in the west.
- Free State: Partly cloudy, windy, and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers in the eastern parts.
- Northern Cape: Fine, windy, and cool to warm. Partly cloudy in southern, western, and northeastern areas. Coastal winds: Fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
- Western Cape: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers along the south coast, becoming fine and warm in the west by afternoon. UVB Index: High.
- Western Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers along the coast and adjacent areas. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh southerly.
- Eastern Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy in the extreme north-west, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated rain.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered thundershowers in the afternoon. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-westerly by late morning.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
