The week starts wet across the Western Cape, with rain showers in Cape Town on Monday and slight rain hanging around through Wednesday. Temperatures stay cool early on, dipping to around 12 to 16C midweek in Cape Town, and Stellenbosch cooling down to 14C by Wednesday. Paarl holds a touch warmer at 17 to 18C, while George swings from rain showers to cloudy skies and back to slight rain. Keep a raincoat and brolly handy for those first few days.
From Thursday things brighten up nicely, with Cape Town turning partly cloudy and reaching 18C, then clear skies on Friday climbing to 20C. The weekend stays pleasant, with partly cloudy conditions Saturday and high level clouds moving in on Sunday. Do note the SAWS weather advisories in place for Grabouw, Worcester, Prince Albert and Knysna.
Warnings and Advisories for Western 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.
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.
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.
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: Cape Town
More weather forecasts for the Western Cape
Stellenbosch
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Rain showers | 18° 13° | 60% | NNW 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Slight rain | 16° 12° | 30% | NNW 15.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Slight rain | 14° 9° | 30% | SE 10.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Partly cloudy | 17° 7° | 0% | ESE 10.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Clear skies | 19° 7° | 0% | E 10.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Partly cloudy | 21° 7° | 0% | E 10.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Paarl
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Rain showers | 18° 14° | 60% | NNW 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Slight rain | 18° 12° | 30% | NNW 10.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Slight rain | 17° 10° | 30% | S 5.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Partly cloudy | 20° 8° | 0% | SE 10.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Clear skies | 22° 8° | 0% | ESE 10.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Partly cloudy | 23° 8° | 0% | E 5.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
George
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Rain showers | 19° 14° | 60% | NNW 5.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Cloudy | 21° 13° | 0% | NNW 5.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Slight rain | 14° 12° | 30% | SW 5.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Slight rain | 15° 10° | 30% | SSE 5.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Slight rain | 16° 10° | 30% | E 10.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Slight rain | 18° 10° | 30% | E 5.0 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.