South Africa’s weather today brings scattered thunderstorms across several central and northern provinces, along with extremely high fire danger conditions in parts of the Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 10 December 2025
- Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms leading to localised flooding, excessive lightning and large or small hail expected over:
- Gauteng
- Eastern Free State
- Eastern North West
- Mpumalanga Highveld & escarpment
- Limpopo (excluding the Lowveld)
- Fire danger: Extremely high fire danger expected in places over:
- Dikgatlong Local Municipality (Northern Cape)
- Phokwane Local Municipality (Northern Cape)
- Advisories: None
Cape Town, Durban and JHB forecast: Wednesday, 10 September 2025
Cape Town weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 / 17 | Sunny | 0 | 18 |
Durban weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 / 21 | Cloudy | 10 | 19 |
Johannesburg weather
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 / 15 | Mostly Sunny | 0 | 5 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers. 17/28
- Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers. 15/26
- Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers. 17/27
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. 21/25
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers. 17/29
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers. 19/32
- Vryburg: Partly cloudy. 18/34
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 14/33
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 14/34
- Upington: Fine. 18/38
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Fine; light to moderate SE winds. 17/31
- George: Cloudy with early light rain; partly cloudy later. 15/22
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Cloudy with isolated light morning showers and rain; fresh SE winds. 16/23
- East London: Cloudy with isolated light showers and rain; fresh SE winds. 17/22
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain; fresh SE winds. 21/22
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers; fresh SE winds. 21/24
- Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog; cloudy with scattered showers and rain. 12/19
