Tuesday looks unsettled across much of the country, with showers and thundershowers pushing through the interior provinces of the Free State, Limpopo, North West and the Northern Cape, while Gauteng and Mpumalanga can expect rain showers and Durban sees slight rain. Cape Town, by contrast, wakes to fog before climbing to a warm 32 degrees, and Gqeberha stays cloudy through the day. Do keep an eye on the several minor severe thunderstorm warnings in play, as well as an extreme veld fire conditions warning still affecting parts of the country today.
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⚠️ Weather Warnings TL;DR
- Veld Fire Conditions (Warning Level 10) – Springbok, valid until 20:59 on 21 September.
- Severe Thunderstorms (Warning Level 2) – Escourt, Ekuvukeni and 46 more areas, valid until 23:59 on 21 September.
No new or upgraded warnings since this morning.
🎬 7-Day Weather Forecast Video
🌅 Tomorrow Across South Africa: Tuesday 22 September
Wrap up warm across South Africa tomorrow, with unsettled skies bringing rain showers to Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, and thundershowers to the Free State, while the Eastern Cape stays cloudy and the Western Cape starts foggy. Expect the coolest start in Gauteng at 11°C and the warmest peak in the Western Cape reaching 32°C.
| Town | Min / Max | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 13° / 26°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: High |
| Johannesburg | 11° / 24°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. |
| Vereeniging | 10° / 24°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. |
| Mbombela | 16° / 22°C | Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. |
| Polokwane | 14° / 24°C | Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. |
| Mahikeng | 13° / 26°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. |
| Vryburg | 14° / 26°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. |
| Bloemfontein | 13° / 25°C | Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. |
| Kimberley | 15° / 26°C | Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. |
| Upington | 18° / 29°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers. |
| Cape Town | 19° / 32°C | Partly cloudy with evening fog. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very high Wind: Moderate north-westerly, becoming southerly in the afternoon. |
| George | 15° / 32°C | Morning fog, otherwise, partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the evening. Wind: Light and variable. |
| Gqeberha | 16° / 24°C | Partly cloudy with morning and evening fog. Wind: Light north-easterly, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon. |
| KuGompo City | 17° / 22°C | Partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly. |
| Durban | 19° / 24°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: High Wind: Light and variable at first, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north -easterly. |
| Richards Bay | 19° / 25°C | Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon. |
| Pietermaritzburg | 15° / 22°C | Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. AND OR |
Source: South African Weather Service travellers forecast.
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