What’s the weather in South Africa? – Here’s the forecast for Friday, 7 November 2025

The weather in South Africa on Friday, 7 November 2025, brings widespread unsettled conditions, particularly over the central and northeastern provinces.

Severe thunderstorms are forecast in multiple inland areas, while coastal provinces will see more stable, but cloudy and cooler conditions. Heatwave warnings remain in effect for parts of the Western Cape.

Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 7 November 2025

• Impact-Based Warnings:
  • Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms are expected over:
    • North West
    • Gauteng
    • Highveld of Mpumalanga
    • North-eastern Northern Cape
    • Most of the Free State (excluding the south)These storms may include damaging winds, heavy downpours, hail, and lightning with risks of flooding, property damage, and minor accidents.
  • Yellow Level 1: Damaging winds at sea are expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas, posing risks to small vessels.
• Fire Danger Warnings:
  • None issued.
• Advisories:
  • Heatwave conditions are expected to persist over the north-western parts of the Western Cape from 7 to 9 November 2025.
  • Extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Matzikama and Bergrivier Local Municipalities.

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

• Gauteng:
  • Pretoria: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 15/20°C
  • Johannesburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 13/18°C
  • Vereeniging: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 13/17°C
• Mpumalanga:
  • Mbombela: Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/17°C
• Limpopo:
  • Polokwane: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/20°C
• North West:
  • Mahikeng: Cloudy, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 15/23°C
  • Vryburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/26°C
• Free State:
  • Bloemfontein: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 15/25°C
• Northern Cape:
  • Kimberley: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 17/28°C
  • Upington: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 20/34°C
• Western Cape:
  • Cape Town: Fine. Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly. 18/34°C
  • George: Partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly. 13/23°C
• Eastern Cape:
  • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate north-easterly. 16/21°C
  • East London: Cloudy. Wind: Moderate north-easterly. 16/20°C
• KwaZulu-Natal:
  • Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly. 18/22°C
  • Richards Bay: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly. 18/22°C
  • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 13/17°C