South Africa’s weather today brings severe thunderstorms across central provinces, along with extremely high fire danger across much of the Northern Cape and parts of the Western Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 5 December 2025
- Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, localised flooding, excessive lightning, large hail and wind damage expected over:
- Free State
- South-western North West
- North-eastern Northern Cape
- Northern interior of Eastern Cape
- Fire danger: Extremely high fire danger expected over:
- Most of Northern Cape (except the far east)
- North-western parts of Western Cape
- Advisories: None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Friday, 5 December 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 19 | Cloudy | 10 | 34 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 / 18 | Cloudy | 10 | 19 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 / 13 | Rain | 15 | 14 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 16/26
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers. 13/25
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/26
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Morning fog and drizzle; partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/27
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Cloudy in the morning, partly cloudy later. 15/27
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 17/28
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 17/31
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 16/29
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/32
- Upington: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 21/39
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Fine; moderate to fresh SE winds, strong in the afternoon. 19/27
- George: Partly cloudy; becoming cloudy with evening light rain. 15/23
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Partly cloudy; fresh SW winds moderating in the evening. 14/24
- East London: Fine, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 15/26
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers; NE winds becoming SW in afternoon. 18/29
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers; NE winds becoming SW. 17/34
- Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 13/34
