Widespread showers and thundershowers are the story across much of the country this afternoon, sweeping through Gauteng, the Free State, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and the Northern Cape, so keep an umbrella handy and be alert for a few sharper storms, with the weather service flagging moderate severe thunderstorm conditions along with minor damaging winds in places. Durban stays cool and damp under slight rain while Gqeberha sits cloudy, and only Cape Town truly escapes the wet with clear skies and a pleasant high of 27 degrees, though the flip side of that dry, warm weather is extreme veld fire conditions to watch closely. Tomorrow looks set to carry a similar unsettled mood across the interior, so it’s worth checking your local forecast before heading out.
⚠️ Weather Warnings TL;DR
- Damaging Winds (Warning Level 2) – Table Bay, Cape Point and 2 more areas, valid until 23:59 on 6 September.
- Veld Fire Conditions (Warning Level 10) – Vredendal, valid until 23:59 on 8 September.
- Severe Thunderstorms (Warning Level 5) – Heidelberg, Westonaria and 5 more areas, valid until 23:59 on 6 September.
The South African Government (@GovernmentZA) also posted: “Weather conditions can change quickly. Stay informed by following forecasts, advisories and warnings issued by the South African Weather Service.”
No new or upgraded warnings since this morning.
🎬 7 Day Weather Forecast Video
🌅 Tomorrow Across South Africa: Monday 7 September
Tomorrow brings a mixed bag across South Africa, with rain showers and thundershowers dampening Gauteng and the Free State, while the Western Cape and Eastern Cape enjoy clearer, warmer conditions. Keep an umbrella handy in KwaZulu-Natal, and expect the day’s chilliest start in Gauteng and the balmiest warmth reaching 29°C in the Western Cape.
| Town | Min / Max | Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| Pretoria | 13° / 16°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. UVB Sunburn Index: Low |
| Johannesburg | 10° / 14°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Vereeniging | 11° / 14°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Mbombela | 13° / 16°C | Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Polokwane | 12° / 18°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Mahikeng | 14° / 20°C | Cloudy and windy, with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Vryburg | 12° / 21°C | Cloudy and windy, with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Bloemfontein | 10° / 19°C | Cloudy and windy, with scattered showers and thundershowers. |
| Kimberley | 11° / 22°C | Cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers. |
| Upington | 12° / 27°C | Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. |
| Cape Town | 15° / 29°C | Fine. Wind: Light and variable becoming moderate southerly from afternoon. UVB Sunburn Index: High |
| George | 11° / 27°C | Fine. Wind: Light and variable. |
| Gqeberha | 15° / 23°C | Partly cloudy becoming fine. Wind: Moderate easterly. |
| KuGompo City | 16° / 21°C | Partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh north easterly |
| Durban | 16° / 20°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Light to moderate easterly to north easterly. UVB Sunburn Index: Low |
| Richards Bay | 16° / 20°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly. |
| Pietermaritzburg | 10° / 18°C | Cloudy with scattered showers and rain. AND/OR |
Source: South African Weather Service travellers forecast.
SAWS outlook for Monday 7 September, province by province
- Gauteng: Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy over the interior at first otherwise fine to warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly becoming light and variable from the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: High.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly north of Durban, otherwise light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon. The expected UVB sunburn index: Low AND/OR.
- Eastern Cape: Western half: Partly cloudy and cool, but warm in a few placed over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly. Eastern half: Cloudy and cool with morning rain with chances of showers and rain over the escarpment in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.
- Free State: Cloudy, windy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north-western parts.
- Limpopo: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south and central.
- Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- North West: Cloudy, windy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the extreme south-east.
- Northern Cape: Fine in the west with morning fog along the coast otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east where it will be windy. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly becoming variable from the afternoon.
Source: South African Weather Service regional forecast, issued 16:00.
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Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za).