Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 19 March 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 19 March 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 19 March 2025:
- Yellow Level 1 Warnings:
- Severe Thunderstorms with possible strong winds, heavy downpours, hail, and excessive lightning leading to localised flooding and damage to infrastructure, property, and livestock over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
- Disruptive Rainfall leading to localised flooding of roads and settlements as well as damage to infrastructure over the southern parts of Gauteng and the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over:
- The western and north-eastern parts of the Western Cape
- The coast and adjacent interior of the Northern Cape
- Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over:
- Advisories:
- Heatwave: Persistently high temperatures expected in Alfred Nzo District (Eastern Cape) until Friday, 21 March 2025.
- Extremely Uncomfortable Conditions: Expected over the interior and south-western coast of the Western Cape as well as the south-western parts of the Northern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Wednesday, 19 March 2025
Cape Town
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 / 21 | Sunny | 0 | 11 |
Durban
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 / 21 | Sunny | 5 | 26 |
Johannesburg
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 21 / 13 | Light Rain | 35 | 8 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Wednesday, 19 March 2025
- Gauteng: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Pretoria: Min 15°C, Max 24°C
- Johannesburg: Min 13°C, Max 21°C
- Vereeniging: Min 14°C, Max 24°C
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Mbombela: Min 17°C, Max 22°C
- Limpopo: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Polokwane: Min 14°C, Max 22°C
- North West: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Mahikeng: Min 16°C, Max 26°C
- Vryburg: Min 17°C, Max 27°C
- Free State: Partly cloudy.
- Bloemfontein: Min 16°C, Max 26°C
- Northern Cape: Partly cloudy.
- Kimberley: Min 19°C, Max 30°C
- Upington: Min 22°C, Max 31°C
- Western Cape: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with possible mist in the evening.
- Cape Town: Min 21°C, Max 33°C
- Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
- The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
- Cape Town: Min 21°C, Max 33°C
- Eastern Cape:
- George: Cloudy with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy and fine by the afternoon.
- Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.
- Min 18°C, Max 30°C
- Gqeberha: Fine.
- Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
- Min 19°C, Max 26°C
- East London: Fine.
- Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
- Min 20°C, Max 28°C
- George: Cloudy with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy and fine by the afternoon.
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, reaching strong at times.
- Min 21°C, Max 28°C
- The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
- Min 21°C, Max 29°C
- Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
- Min 14°C, Max 28°C
- Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.
