Kick off the week with a wet start, folks. Gqeberha sees rain showers on Monday, warming up to a pleasant 23 degrees, before settling into partly cloudy skies on Tuesday. From Wednesday onwards the rain returns and the temperatures dip a touch, hovering in the mid to high teens right through to Friday. Up north, Mthatha starts warm at 31 degrees with showers and thundershowers, while Queenstown reaches 27 degrees under similar conditions.
East London stays milder and wetter, with showers and thundershowers early on giving way to rain showers as the week goes on, cooling from 24 down to 20 degrees. Keep an umbrella handy through most of the week, especially from Wednesday. There are no weather warnings in place across the province, so travel plans should hold up nicely.
Warnings and Advisories for Eastern Cape
No SAWS warnings or advisories are active for Eastern Cape at the time of posting.
5 Day Weather Forecast: Gqeberha
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | Tides | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Rain showers | 23° 16° | 60% | NNE 10.0 km/h | H 04:43 · L 10:30 · H 16:53 · L 22:57 | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Partly cloudy | 21° 16° | 0% | WNW 5.0 km/h | H 05:05 · L 11:00 · H 17:15 · L 23:22 | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 17° 15° | 60% | SW 10.0 km/h | H 05:30 · L 11:22 · H 17:39 | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 17° 13° | 60% | SSE 5.0 km/h | L 00:00 · H 05:52 · L 11:55 · H 18:08 | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 17° 14° | 60% | ESE 10.0 km/h | L 00:19 · H 06:30 · L 12:30 · H 18:42 |
More weather forecasts for the Eastern Cape
East London
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | Tides | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 24° 18° | 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 |
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 |
Queenstown
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 27° 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 |
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.