Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces.
Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.
Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres.
Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 16 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Gauteng?
The administrative capital of the province is Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Cloudy and cool to warm with light rain along the escarpment in the morning otherwise, isolated shower and thundershowers are expected over highveld and southern escarpment from the afternoon.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the sixth most populous, with an estimated 4.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
The capital and largest city in the province is Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E.
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Limpopo
Temperature: Cloudy and warm with LIGHT rain along the escarpment in the morning, otherwise isolated shower and thundershowers are expected in places over the Western Bushveld.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres.
Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth most populous, with an estimated 5.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Limpopo?
The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E.
North West
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the North West rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres.
Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the seventh most populous, with an estimated 4.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the North West?
Its capital is Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at 25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E.
Free State
Temperature: Cloudy becoming, partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers, except the central and the southern part where it will hot.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Free State rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.
Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the second smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 2.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Free State?
Formerly known as the Orange Free State, its capital and biggest city is Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Fine and hot to very hot becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers over the central and the northern part. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 1.3 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at 28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E.
Western Cape
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, but very hot over the eastern interior and west-coast interior.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly but moderate to fresh easterly along the south coast at first becoming southerly from the afternoon
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres.
Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the third most populous, with an estimated 7.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
The capital city is Cape Town, which is situated at 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Fog patches in places over the interior in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, but warm in places along the coast.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly to easterly, becoming south-westerly from the afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the extreme east in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly at night.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the fourth biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 6.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Its capital is Bhisho, which is situated at 32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Morning fog patches over the central and western interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain except in the north-eastern parts. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly in the south from late morning, spreading northwards in the afternoon, reaching strong in places.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
DID YOU KNOW
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres.
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the second most populous, with an estimated 11.5 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?
The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at 29°37′S 30°23′E.
WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
NIL
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
A. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and western parts of the Northern Cape, the central and northern parts of the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
ADVISORIES
NIL
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
A. Yellow Level 4: Severe Thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning, and hail resulting in danger to life (fast flowing streams /deep water), flooding of roads, settlements and low-lying areas, resulting in closure of some bridges and roads, damage to property and infrastructure, settlements (formal and informal), vehicles, livelihood, agricultural production and livestock is expected over the western parts of KwaZulu Natal from Saturday until Sunday.
B. Yellow Leve1 2: Severe Thunderstorms leading to localized flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, as well as large amounts of small hail over open area, damage to property and infrastructure, road flooding and low lying areas and excessive lightning are expected over the central parts of North West, in places in the Free State, central and eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal, southern parts of both Mpumalanga and Gauteng on Saturday. These conditions are expected to persist to Sunday over the entire part of Gauteng and Mpumalanga as well as the south parts of Limpopo.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service
