The week in the Northern Cape starts wet and cool around Kimberley, with moderate rain on Monday the 14th sitting at 15 to 22 degrees. Things settle briefly on Tuesday and Wednesday with partly cloudy to mostly clear skies and highs creeping up to 24. From Thursday through Saturday the showers and thundershowers move back in, with Kimberley holding between 10 and 25 degrees before high level clouds close out Sunday the 20th.
Springbok sees rain showers early and slight rain midweek near 21 degrees, while Upington stays warmer with a high of 25 on its clearer day. De Aar begins with moderate rain around 19 degrees before easing to partly cloudy. Weather advisories are active for Garies, Pofadder and Springbok, so keep a raincoat handy if you are heading that way.
Warnings and Advisories for Northern Cape
1. Intermittent showers and thundershowers from Sunday until Monday afternoon, heavy at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning. 2. Significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas. 3. Windy coastal and interior conditions. 4. Very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).
What to do: The public and small stock farmers are advised to take the necessary precaution to ensure the safety and health of their animals during very cold days. Limit outdoor activities and keep warm.
1. Intermittent showers and thundershowers from Sunday until Monday afternoon, heavy at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning. 2. Significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas. 3. Windy coastal and interior conditions. 4. Very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).
What to do: The public and small stock farmers are advised to take the necessary precaution to ensure the safety and health of their animals during very cold days. Limit outdoor activities and keep warm.
1. Intermittent showers and thundershowers from Sunday until Monday afternoon, heavy at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning. 2. Significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas. 3. Windy coastal and interior conditions. 4. Very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).
What to do: The public and small stock farmers are advised to take the necessary precaution to ensure the safety and health of their animals during very cold days. Limit outdoor activities and keep warm.
Yellow Level 4 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements, and major disruption of traffic flow, are expected over the eastern Namakwa in the Northern Cape, Central Karoo District of the Western Cape.
Yellow level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms with excessive lightning leading to localised injuries (human and livestock) and service disruption due to power disruptions, are expected over the Nama Khoi and Kamiesberg municipalities of the Northern Cape, the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Overberg Districts, as well as the City of Cape Town of the Western 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.
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: Kimberley
More weather forecasts for the Northern Cape
Upington
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 19° 16° | 80% | WNW 10.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Partly cloudy | 21° 11° | 0% | W 5.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Mostly clear | 25° 11° | 0% | SSW 10.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 25° 14° | 30% | SE 10.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 24° 13° | 30% | SE 15.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 24° 12° | 30% | ESE 10.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Springbok
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Rain showers | 14° 11° | 60% | WNW 20.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Slight rain | 21° 8° | 30% | WNW 10.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | High level clouds | 21° 8° | 0% | S 10.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Partly cloudy | 22° 9° | 0% | ESE 15.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Clear skies | 24° 9° | 0% | ESE 15.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Clear skies | 23° 10° | 0% | E 15.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
De Aar
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Moderate rain | 19° 14° | 80% | NW 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Cloudy | 18° 9° | 0% | WNW 15.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Partly cloudy | 21° 9° | 0% | SSW 5.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Slight rain | 19° 11° | 30% | SE 20.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Slight rain | 18° 8° | 30% | SE 20.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 18° 8° | 60% | ESE 15.0 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.