What’s the weather in South Africa? – Here’s the forecast for Wednesday, 12 November 2025

The weather across South Africa on Wednesday, 12 November 2025, will be marked by hot and uncomfortable conditions over the interior western parts, while isolated afternoon thundershowers are expected across much of the interior, particularly in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and parts of the North West. The western half of the country remains mostly dry, with some regions experiencing extreme fire danger risks.

Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 12 November 2025

• Impact-Based Warnings:
  • None issued.
• Fire Danger Warnings:
  • Extremely high fire danger conditions expected in:
    • Northern Cape
    • West Coast District Municipality (Western Cape)
• Advisories:
  • Very hot and uncomfortable conditions expected in:
    • Interior of Namakwa (Northern Cape)
    • West Coast and Central Karoo Districts (Western Cape)
    • Breede Valley and Oudtshoorn Local Municipalities (Western Cape)

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

• Gauteng:
  • Pretoria: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 15/27°C
  • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 13/25°C
  • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/26°C
• Mpumalanga:
  • Mbombela: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 17/30°C
• Limpopo:
  • Polokwane: Fine in the morning, then partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 14/28°C
• North West:
  • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. 15/28°C
  • Vryburg: Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. 15/30°C
• Free State:
  • Bloemfontein: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 14/28°C
• Northern Cape:
  • Kimberley: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 16/32°C
  • Upington: Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. 20/36°C
• Western Cape:
  • Cape Town: Fine, becoming partly cloudy from the evening. Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly. 17/28°C
  • George: Partly cloudy. Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly. 15/24°C
• Eastern Cape:
  • Gqeberha: Fine. Wind: Moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong. 18/25°C
  • East London: Fine. Wind: Moderate south-westerly. 18/25°C
• KwaZulu-Natal:
  • Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Light south-westerly, becoming light to moderate southeasterly. 20/26°C
  • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy. Wind: Light south-westerly in the morning, becoming light to moderate south-easterly. 20/27°C
  • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog patches, then partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 15/28°C