GAUTENG’s 5-Day Weather Forecast: 21

Gauteng's weather for the working week, 21 - 25 September 2026: Johannesburg and the province's main towns day by day, with SAWS warnings and advisories.

Last updated: Sunday 27 September 2026, 16:33 SAST – the warnings and advisories below were refreshed after SAWS issued a new high-level alert.

The working week in Gauteng starts wet and cool, with Johannesburg sitting between 12 and 23 degrees on Monday under showers and thundershowers. Tuesday stays unsettled with rain showers, though it warms a touch to around 26 degrees. From Wednesday things settle down nicely, with mostly clear skies, followed by a partly cloudy Thursday and a cloudy Friday. Temperatures across Joburg climb steadily through the week, reaching a comfortable 27 degrees on Thursday.

Pretoria runs a little warmer, hitting 29 degrees on the Tuesday rain showers, while Soweto and Vereeniging both sit around 26 degrees midweek. With the wet start on Monday and Tuesday, keep a raincoat or umbrella handy for the morning commute. No official weather warnings are in place, so enjoy the drier days ahead.

Warnings and Advisories for Gauteng

Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsLocal Municipality of Madibeng / Hartebeespoort · valid until 18:59 on 27 September▼

Areas: Local Municipality of Madibeng / Hartebeespoort.

Expected impacts

Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.

What to do ▼

All personnel and equipment should be removed from the field. Fire teams, labour and equipment are to be placed on full stand-by. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time. All available aircraft are to be called for without delay.

1 itemImpact-Based WarningsYellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning…▼

Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, and localised damage to settlements and infrastructure expected over Mpumalanga Highveld, south-western parts in Limpopo as well as Gauteng except in the south-western parts.

5-Day Weather Forecast: Johannesburg

Day	Conditions	High / Low	Rain	Wind
Monday 21 Sep	Showers and Thundershowers	23° 12°	30%	N 5.0 km/h
Tuesday 22 Sep	Rain showers	26° 15°	30%	NNE 5.0 km/h
Wednesday 23 Sep	Mostly clear	26° 15°	0%	N 5.0 km/h
Thursday 24 Sep	Partly cloudy	27° 15°	0%	NE 5.0 km/h
Friday 25 Sep	Cloudy	26° 16°	0%	NNE 5.0 km/h

More weather forecasts for Gauteng

Pretoria

Day	Conditions	High / Low	Rain	Wind
Monday 21 Sep	Showers and Thundershowers	25° 13°	30%	NE 5.0 km/h
Tuesday 22 Sep	Rain showers	29° 17°	30%	NE 10.0 km/h
Wednesday 23 Sep	Mostly clear	28° 17°	0%	NE 5.0 km/h
Thursday 24 Sep	Partly cloudy	30° 17°	0%	ENE 5.0 km/h
Friday 25 Sep	Cloudy	29° 18°	0%	ENE 5.0 km/h

Soweto

Day	Conditions	High / Low	Rain	Wind
Monday 21 Sep	Showers and Thundershowers	23° 12°	30%	N 5.0 km/h
Tuesday 22 Sep	Rain showers	26° 15°	30%	NNE 5.0 km/h
Wednesday 23 Sep	Mostly clear	26° 15°	0%	N 5.0 km/h
Thursday 24 Sep	Partly cloudy	27° 15°	0%	NE 5.0 km/h
Friday 25 Sep	Cloudy	26° 16°	0%	NNE 5.0 km/h

Vereeniging

Day	Conditions	High / Low	Rain	Wind
Monday 21 Sep	Showers and Thundershowers	22° 12°	30%	N 5.0 km/h
Tuesday 22 Sep	Rain showers	26° 15°	30%	N 5.0 km/h
Wednesday 23 Sep	Mostly clear	26° 15°	0%	N 5.0 km/h
Thursday 24 Sep	Partly cloudy	26° 15°	0%	NNE 5.0 km/h
Friday 25 Sep	Cloudy	26° 16°	0%	N 5.0 km/h

Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za) and various 3rd party providers and AI Tools.

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