South Africa’s weather today brings widespread thunderstorms across several provinces, with Level 4 and Level 2 warnings in place, while parts of the Northern Cape and Western Cape face extremely high fire danger conditions, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Weather warnings and advisories for Tuesday, 2 December 2025
- Yellow Level 4: Severe thunderstorms with localised flooding, large amounts of small hail and strong damaging winds expected over:
- Gauteng
- Mpumalanga
- South-western Limpopo
- South-eastern Limpopo
- Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms with flooding risks, hail and strong winds expected over:
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Eastern & central Free State
- North West
- Northern Eastern Cape
- Central Limpopo
- Mpumalanga Highveld
- Fire danger: Extremely high fire danger expected over:
- Khai-Ma & Hantam municipalities (Northern Cape)
- ZF Mgcawu district (Northern Cape)
- Matzikama, Bergrivier & Swartland municipalities (Western Cape)
- Advisories: None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Tuesday, 2 December 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 18 | Sunny | 5 | 29 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 / 20 | Light Rain | 35 | 19 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 / 14 | Scattered Thunderstorms | 75 | 16 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 14/27
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 14/25
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 14/27
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 16/28
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/28
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 16/29
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 16/33
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 13/29
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 16/33
- Upington: Fine. 21/36
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Fine with moderate southerly winds. 18/27
- George: Partly cloudy with light rain; light to moderate SE winds. 16/23
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers; light to moderate southerly. 16/23
- East London: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers; light to moderate southerly. 16/24
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers; light to moderate southerly. 20/27
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers; light to moderate NE winds. 20/29
- Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. 15/27
