Updated Friday 16 October 2026, 05:31 SAST
Friday 16 October 2026. Mostly clear and hot, storms in gauteng. Today’s weather for 34 towns across the nine provinces: the sky, the high and the low, the chance of rain and the wind, town by town.
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Weather Warnings Today
Today’s Weather for Major Cities and Towns
Gauteng
4 towns todayJohannesburg
Thunderstorms
30°/14°
30% rainN 5 km/h
Pretoria
Thunderstorms
31°/18°
30% rainNE 5 km/h
Soweto
Thunderstorms
31°/13°
30% rainN 5 km/h
Vereeniging
Thunderstorms
31°/14°
30% rainN 5 km/h
Western Cape
4 towns todayCape Town
High level clouds
20°/14°
0% rainN 10 km/h
Stellenbosch
High level clouds
25°/9°
0% rainWNW 15 km/h
Paarl
High level clouds
27°/12°
0% rainWNW 10 km/h
George
High level clouds
26°/12°
0% rainS 5 km/h
KwaZulu-Natal
4 towns todayDurban
Clear skies
31°/21°
0% rainENE 10 km/h
Pietermaritzburg
Mostly clear
36°/17°
0% rainE 5 km/h
Richards Bay
Clear skies
39°/20°
0% rainNE 10 km/h
Newcastle
Showers and Thundershowers
35°/15°
30% rainNE 5 km/h
Eastern Cape
4 towns todayGqeberha
High level clouds
27°/14°
0% rainSE 10 km/h
East London
High level clouds
27°/17°
0% rainE 10 km/h
Mthatha
Cloudy
36°/17°
0% rainSW 5 km/h
Queenstown
High level clouds
33°/15°
0% rainW 15 km/h
Free State
3 towns todayBloemfontein
Mostly clear
32°/11°
0% rainWNW 10 km/h
Bethlehem
Partly cloudy
31°/9°
0% rainNNE 5 km/h
Kroonstad
Mostly clear
34°/16°
0% rainNNE 5 km/h
Limpopo
4 towns todayPolokwane
Clear skies
31°/16°
0% rainENE 10 km/h
Tzaneen
Clear skies
32°/14°
0% rainENE 10 km/h
Thohoyandou
Clear skies
34°/17°
0% rainE 10 km/h
Musina
Clear skies
36°/20°
0% rainE 15 km/h
Mpumalanga
3 towns todayMbombela
Clear skies
32°/17°
0% rainNE 10 km/h
eMalahleni
Thunderstorms
30°/15°
30% rainN 5 km/h
Ermelo
Partly cloudy
31°/11°
0% rainNW 5 km/h
North West
4 towns todayMahikeng
Partly cloudy
34°/15°
0% rainNE 5 km/h
Rustenburg
Showers and Thundershowers
33°/16°
30% rainNE 5 km/h
Potchefstroom
Showers and Thundershowers
33°/13°
30% rainNNW 5 km/h
Klerksdorp
Mostly clear
33°/13°
0% rainNNW 5 km/h
Northern Cape
4 towns todayKimberley
Mostly clear
35°/17°
0% rainWNW 10 km/h
Upington
Mostly clear
37°/16°
0% rainNW 15 km/h
Springbok
Clear skies
33°/17°
0% rainNW 10 km/h
De Aar
Partly cloudy
33°/15°
0% rainNW 15 km/h
How SAWS weather warning levels work
The South African Weather Service issues impact-based warnings. They say what the weather could do to people, roads and homes, not only how strong it will be. Each warning has a colour and a level from 1 to 10.
- Yellow (Levels 1 to 4): minor to moderate impact. Local disruption such as flooded streets, travel delays or damage to informal homes. Stay alert.
- Orange (Levels 5 to 8): significant impact. Major travel problems, power cuts, flooding in low-lying areas and damage to property are likely. Prepare and take action.
- Red (Levels 9 and 10): severe impact. Widespread flooding, washed-away roads, damaged buildings and danger to life. Take emergency precautions at once.
The number also reflects how likely the impact is, so two warnings of the same colour can differ in how likely they are to happen. Always follow SAWS and your local disaster management.
Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za) and various 3rd party providers and AI Tools.