South Africa’s weather today features partly cloudy to cloudy conditions across much of the country, with thunderstorms expected in central and eastern regions. A yellow-level warning is in place for the Northern Cape due to severe thunderstorms. Western parts of the country will enjoy finer and warmer conditions.
Weather warnings and advisories for Saturday, 27 September 2025
- Impact-Based Warnings:
- Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail, and heavy downpours are expected in the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape. Potential risks include damage to infrastructure, property, informal settlements, vehicles, and livestock.
- Fire Danger Warnings:
- None.
- Advisories:
- None.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Saturday, 27 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 14 | Mostly Sunny | 10 | 27 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 / 16 | Mostly Cloudy | 10 | 26 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 11 | Light Rain | 25 | 16 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy by afternoon. 10/26 °C
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy by afternoon. 11/24 °C
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 10/24 °C
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Cloudy in the morning with drizzle and fog, partly cloudy later. 16/23 °C
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy by afternoon. 14/23 °C
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Cloudy at times with scattered showers and thundershowers. 15/24 °C
- Vryburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 15/23 °C
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 13/20 °C
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/21 °C
- Upington: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 17/25 °C
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Fine becoming partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly winds. 14/27 °C
- George: Cloudy at times. Light easterly winds becoming moderate south-easterly. 9/21 °C
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Partly cloudy with isolated evening thundershowers. Moderate north-easterly wind. 12/20 °C
- East London: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. 13/23 °C
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly wind. 16/25 °C
- Richards Bay: Partly cloudy. Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly wind. 13/28 °C
- Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 9/29 °C