South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Wednesday, 30 April 2025

South Africa weather forecast: Scattered rain and thundershowers expected in parts of KZN and Northern Cape. Very cold conditions for Western Cape regions.

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 30 April 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 30 April 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 30 April 2025:

  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of settlements and roads, and damage to mud-built houses expected over the extreme north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
  • Yellow Level 1 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with large amounts of small hail and localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape.
  • Fire Danger Warnings: None.
  • Advisories: Very cold, wet and windy conditions expected over the southern Namakwa district (Northern Cape), and the Cape Winelands, Central Karoo, and Little Karoo (Western Cape).

Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Wednesday, 30 April 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
17 / 14Partly Cloudy1019

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
26 / 19Scattered Showers3510

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
22 / 11Mostly Sunny516

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Wednesday, 30 April 2025

  • Gauteng:
    • Pretoria: Partly cloudy, 11/23°C
    • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy, 11/22°C
    • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy, 13/24°C
  • Mpumalanga:
    • Mbombela: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 17/26°C
  • Limpopo:
    • Polokwane: Partly cloudy, 13/26°C
  • North West:
    • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy and windy, 14/26°C
    • Vryburg: Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 14/26°C
  • Free State:
    • Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 14/22°C
  • Northern Cape:
    • Kimberley: Partly cloudy, windy with scattered showers and thundershowers, 15/26°C
    • Upington: Partly cloudy, windy with isolated showers and thundershowers, 18/26°C
  • Western Cape:
    • Cape Town: Cloudy in the morning with isolated rain and showers. Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly, 14/17°C
    • George: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly, 13/16°C
  • Eastern Cape:
    • Gqeberha: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly, 17/19°C
    • East London: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Light and variable, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly, 18/23°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, 19/26°C
    • Richards Bay: Cloudy with scattered morning showers and thundershowers, otherwise partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, 20/27°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain, 14/25°C

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