South Africa’s weather on Saturday, 22 November 2025, is characterised by widespread instability, particularly over the eastern and north-eastern provinces, where thunderstorms are expected to develop from the afternoon.
Severe weather remains a concern, with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issuing impact-based warnings for heavy downpours, hail, lightning, and damaging winds in several regions.
Conversely, western parts of the country will experience hot to very hot conditions with elevated fire danger.
Coastal areas see partly cloudy to windy conditions, especially along the Western Cape coastline.
Overall, the day brings a combination of convective activity, heat, and coastal breezes across the country.
Weather warnings and advisories for Saturday, 22 November 2025
- Yellow Level 2 Severe Thunderstorms expected over:
- North-western KwaZulu-Natal
- Western Limpopo
- Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga – Hazards include heavy downpours, excessive lightning, small hail, and damaging winds.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions over:
- Matzikama (Western Cape)
- Drakenstein (Western Cape)
- Parts of the Northern Cape
- Advisories: Nil
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Saturday, 22 November 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 / 20 | Partly Sunny | 10 | 40 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 / 19 | Partly Sunny | 10 | 16 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 / 12 | Scattered Thunderstorms | 85 | 11 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng: Cloudy morning, partly cloudy afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Pretoria 13/30
- Johannesburg 12/28
- Vereeniging 13/28
- Mpumalanga: Cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Mbombela 16/27; Highveld areas affected by storm warnings.
- Limpopo: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Polokwane 15/28
- North West: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.
- Mahikeng 18/32
- Vryburg 17/34
- Free State: Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
- Bloemfontein 16/32
- Northern Cape: Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
- Kimberley 17/37
- Upington 19/40; high fire danger in places.
- Western Cape: Fine morning, partly cloudy and windy later.
- Cape Town 20/29
- George 13/23
- Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy;
- East London 16/28
- Gqeberha 16/26
- KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy with isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
- Durban 19/26
- Richards Bay 20/28
- Pietermaritzburg 15/26
