Friday looks unsettled across parts of the country, with showers and thundershowers expected over the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, and rain showers spreading across Limpopo and Mpumalanga, while the interior stays warm and mostly cloudy in places like Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Mahikeng. Do keep an eye on the active warnings, as extreme veld fire conditions remain a concern in several regions alongside a chance of severe thunderstorms rated at minor levels. Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal should see a milder, partly cloudy day, with comfortable highs around the mid to upper twenties.
The weekend, province by province
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- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
Source: South African Weather Service severe weather alerts.
🌅 Tomorrow Across South Africa: Friday 25 September
Tomorrow brings a mix of conditions across South Africa, with partly cloudy skies over Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal, high-level clouds in the Free State, and showers with thundershowers expected in the Western and Eastern Cape. The Free State sees the chilliest start at 9°C, while Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal reach a comfortable high of 27°C.
| Town | Min / Max | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 14° / 28°C | Partly cloudy. UVB Sunburn Index: Very High |
| Johannesburg | 13° / 27°C | Partly cloudy. |
| Vereeniging | 11° / 26°C | Partly cloudy. |
| Mbombela | 16° / 27°C | Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. |
| Polokwane | 13° / 26°C | Partly cloudy. |
| Mahikeng | 14° / 28°C | Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated thundershowers. |
| Vryburg | 12° / 29°C | Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. |
| Bloemfontein | 10° / 27°C | Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. |
| Kimberley | 11° / 29°C | Fine becoming partly cloudy. |
| Upington | 17° / 33°C | Party cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. |
| Cape Town | 15° / 24°C | Cloudy with fog in the morning. Scattered showers and rain are expected from the late morning. Wind: Moderate southerly, becoming fresh north-westerly from the evening, UVB Sunburn Index: Very High |
| George | 16° / 22°C | Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon. Wind: Light to moderate westerly, becoming variable from the afternoon. |
| Gqeberha | 18° / 25°C | Morning fog, otherwise fine becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. Wind: Moderate north-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly. |
| KuGompo City | 19° / 27°C | Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise fine becoming cloudy in the evening with isolated showers and thundershowers. Wind: Moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon. |
| Durban | 20° / 27°C | Partly cloudy. Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly. UVB Sunburn Index: High |
| Richards Bay | 19° / 30°C | Partly cloudy. Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon. |
| Pietermaritzburg | 15° / 29°C | Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy. AND OR |
Source: South African Weather Service travellers forecast.
SAWS outlook for Friday 25 September, province by province
- Gauteng: Partly cloudy and warm. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy over the Little and Central Karoo during the morning, where there will be widespread showers and thundershowers by the afternoon, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the west until the afternoon, otherwise moderate north-westerly, becoming fresh easterly to south-easterly from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-west and north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.
- Eastern Cape: Western half: Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and cool to warm becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly. Eastern half: Cloudy with fog patches in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme east, but scattered in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the south by the afternoon, spreading to the rest of the coast by late evening.
- Free State: Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
- Limpopo: Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers expected over places in the east, as well as the south-western parts.
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except the extreme south-western parts.
- Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the south-eastern and central parts, but widespread over the western parts and southern high-ground. The wind along the coast will be light and variable morning, otherwise fresh to strong easterly to north-easterly, but strong northerly along the northern coastline.
Source: South African Weather Service regional forecast, issued 16:00.
Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za) and various 3rd party providers and AI Tools.