South Africa’s weather on Tuesday is expected to bring severe thunderstorms in several central provinces, alongside extreme heat over the west, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Here’s the provincial overview.
Weather warnings and advisories for Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Impact-Based Warnings
- Yellow Level 4 — Severe thunderstorms: Heavy downpours, flooding, hail, strong winds and excessive lightning expected over:
- Highveld of Mpumalanga
- Northern Gauteng
- Yellow Level 2 — Severe thunderstorms: Heavy downpours, hail, flooding, lightning and strong winds expected over:
- Southern Gauteng
- Eastern Free State
- Southwestern Limpopo
- Highveld & southern escarpment of Mpumalanga
Fire Danger Warnings
- Extremely high fire danger conditions in:
- Extreme northwestern Northern Cape
- Western parts of the Western Cape
Advisories
- Very hot to extremely hot conditions over:
- Western Western Cape
- Western Northern Cape
- Heatwave: Witzenberg Municipality until Wednesday, 26 November
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Tuesday, 25 November 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37 / 18 | Suny | 5 | 23 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 16 | Mostly Cloudy | 20 | 13 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 / 11 | Light Rain | 75 | 19 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
Gauteng
- Pretoria: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/21
- Johannesburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 11/20
- Vereeniging: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 14/20
Limpopo
- Polokwane: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/17
Mpumalanga
- Mbombela: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 17/17
North West
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy, windy, isolated thunderstorms. 16/27
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy, isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/30
Free State
- Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy, windy, isolated showers and thundershowers. 13/24
Northern Cape
- Kimberley: Partly cloudy and windy. 13/29
- Upington: Fine and windy. 19/35
Western Cape
- Cape Town: Fine, hot, 18/37, with light to moderate southerly to south-easterly winds.
- George: Fine, 14/27
Eastern Cape
- Gqeberha: Fine and warm; cool along parts of the coast. 16/24
- East London: Morning fog, partly cloudy and cool to warm inland. 16/23
KwaZulu-Natal
- Durban: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 16/24
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 18/25
- Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 13/21
