What’s the weather in South Africa? — Here’s the forecast for Sunday, 5 October 2025

The weather today in South Africa features mostly warm and partly cloudy conditions across the interior, but severe thunderstorms and damaging winds are forecast in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. Inland provinces will experience isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, while coastal regions may face disruptive weather in the morning.

Weather warnings and advisories for Sunday, 5 October 2025

• Yellow Level 4 Warning:
  • Damaging winds expected along the coast and adjacent interior from Mtunzini to Kosi Bay, causing damage to settlements and disrupting small harbours, mainly in the morning.
• Yellow Level 2 Warning:
  • Severe thunderstorms expected over the midlands and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal from late afternoon, possibly causing flooding, hail, and wind damage.
• Yellow Level 1 Warning:
  • Damaging winds may cause power/communication outages and damage to structures in Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi District Municipalities.
• Fire Danger Warnings:
  • Extremely high fire danger expected in parts of:
    • Northern Cape
    • Free State
    • North West
    • Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, and Walter Sisulu municipalities (Eastern Cape)
• Advisories:
  • None issued.
• Advance Warnings for 6–7 October 2025:
  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging waves between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
  • Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds affecting beachfront activities between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay.

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

• Gauteng
  • Pretoria: Fine. 11/28 °C
  • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. 8/26 °C
  • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. 10/27 °C
• Mpumalanga:
  • Mbombela: Cloudy in the morning, partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon. 14/26 °C
• Limpopo:
  • Polokwane: Cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine. 13/27 °C
• North West:
  • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/30 °C
  • Vryburg: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 16/32 °C
• Free State:
  • Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/29 °C
• Northern Cape:
  • Kimberley: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 16/29 °C
  • Upington: Partly cloudy with isolated showers. 17/26 °C
• Western Cape:
  • Cape Town: Cloudy with isolated morning rain, becoming partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh W/SW, strong NW by afternoon. 13/18 °C
• Eastern Cape
  • George: Partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh W/SW, strong in the morning. 12/18 °C
  • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy. Wind: Fresh to strong SW, becoming light W in the evening. 14/21 °C
  • East London: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wind: Fresh SW, strong in the morning. 15/22 °C
• KwaZulu-Natal:
  • Durban: Partly cloudy with scattered evening showers and thundershowers. Wind: NE becoming SW from mid-morning. 16/22 °C
  • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers. Wind: Strong NE, becoming SW in the afternoon. 18/28 °C
  • Pietermaritzburg: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon. 13/27 °C