It is a wet and cool week ahead across the Eastern Cape, so keep the raincoat handy. In Gqeberha we start on the mild side around 16 to 23 degrees with rain showers on Monday, then a brighter, partly cloudy Tuesday reaching 21. From Wednesday onwards it cools down noticeably, sitting between 13 and 18 degrees with rain showers most days, easing to slight rain by Saturday and high level clouds on Sunday.
Further inland and along the coast things run a touch warmer early on, with showers and thundershowers pushing Mthatha up to 31 degrees and Queenstown to 26, while East London sees 25. These settle into steady rain showers as the week goes on. A good tip is to plan outdoor jobs for the drier windows and carry an umbrella, especially in Gqeberha and Mthatha.
Warnings and Advisories for Eastern Cape
Yellow level 1 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to settlements and temporary structures, localised disruption to power and communication are expected in places over the north-eastern coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in damages to informal settlements, power and communication disruption are expected over the North West province, eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the central and the western parts of the Free State province, central and western parts of Limpopo and in places over the northern parts of the Eastern Cape.
Yellow level 1 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in localised damage to settlements, localised interruption to power and communications and difficulty in navigation is expected in places over extreme north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape coast and adjacent interior.
A Cut-off low pressure system developing west of the country, is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape provinces from Sunday into Monday (14/09/2026). The public and small stock farmers are advised that intermittent showers and thundershowers accompanied heavy downpours at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning, significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas, windy coastal and interior conditions as well as very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).
7 Day Weather Forecast: Gqeberha
More weather forecasts for the Eastern Cape
East London
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | Tides | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 25° 17° | 60% | NE 10.0 km/h | H 04:44 · L 10:33 · H 16:57 · L 23:02 | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Rain showers | 22° 17° | 30% | WNW 5.0 km/h | H 05:07 · L 11:00 · H 17:22 · L 23:22 | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 20° 16° | 60% | WSW 10.0 km/h | H 05:34 · L 11:26 · H 17:40 | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 17° 14° | 60% | SSW 5.0 km/h | L 00:00 · H 05:57 · L 11:57 · H 18:10 | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 17° 14° | 60% | E 10.0 km/h | L 00:24 · H 06:30 · L 12:22 · H 18:40 | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Slight rain | 18° 14° | 60% | ENE 10.0 km/h | L 01:00 · H 07:30 · L 13:15 · H 20:30 | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h | L 03:30 · H 11:30 · L 18:10 |
Mthatha
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 31° 16° | 60% | WNW 5.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Rain showers | 23° 12° | 30% | WNW 5.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 24° 11° | 60% | SSE 5.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 13° 9° | 60% | S 5.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 12° 8° | 60% | ESE 5.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Moderate rain | 13° 7° | 60% | SW 0.1 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Queenstown
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 26° 15° | 60% | NW 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Rain showers | 22° 10° | 30% | WNW 15.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 23° 9° | 30% | SSE 10.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 13° 8° | 60% | ESE 10.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 13° 7° | 60% | ESE 10.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Rain showers | 14° 6° | 60% | ESE 5.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za); tides: tide-forecast.com and Open-Meteo. The warnings section is refreshed during the week when SAWS issues a high-level alert for the province.