What’s the weather in South Africa? — Here’s the forecast for Monday, 29 September 2025

South Africa’s weather today will be largely rainy and stormy across much of the country, particularly in KwaZulu-Natal and the Free State, where multiple weather warnings are in effect.

Residents should brace for potential flooding, severe thunderstorms, and cooler conditions in some provinces. Coastal areas will experience showers and rain, while the west remains mostly dry and mild.

Weather warnings and advisories for Monday, 29 September 2025

• Impact-Based Warnings:
  • Yellow Level 4: Severe thunderstorms over the central and northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, with flooding, damaging winds, hail, and lightning.
  • Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms in the extreme eastern Free State, causing localised flooding and wind/hail damage.
  • Yellow Level 2: Disruptive rainfall over the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, with risks of localised flooding and traffic disruptions.
• Fire Danger Warnings:
  • None.
• Advisories:
  • Very cold conditions expected over the interior of the eastern half of the Eastern Cape.

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

• Gauteng:
  • Pretoria: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 15/22 °C
  • Johannesburg: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 10/21 °C
  • Vereeniging: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 12/20 °C
• Mpumalanga:
  • Mbombela: Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 14/17 °C
• Limpopo:
  • Polokwane: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 16/18 °C
• North West:
  • Mahikeng: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/26 °C
  • Vryburg: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/25 °C
• Free State:
  • Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/22 °C
• Northern Cape:
  • Kimberley: Partly cloudy. 10/24 °C
  • Upington: Fine. 14/26 °C
• Western Cape:
  • Cape Town: Fine. Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly wind. 13/25 °C
• Eastern Cape:
  • George: Cloudy with light rain. Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly wind. 13/18 °C
  • Gqeberha: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Light to moderate south-easterly wind. 14/18 °C
  • East London: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Light to moderate south-easterly wind. 15/17 °C
• KwaZulu-Natal:
  • Durban: Cloudy with widespread showers and rain. Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly wind. 18/19 °C
  • Richards Bay: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly wind. 17/18 °C
  • Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 11/14 °C