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: Hot in places in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
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: Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.
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: Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in Lowveld.
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, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme north west.
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 to partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
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: Cloudy with light rain over the western parts in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east, except in the extreme north-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable at first, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.
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: Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers, except in the extreme west where it will be partly cloudy. It will be cool to warm with windy conditions in the south-western parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-westerly north of Saldanha Bay, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong to near-gale between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas.
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: Partly cloudy in the north-east at first, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be Light and variable in places, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.
The Eastern half: Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers, but partly cloudy in places during the morning.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly from mid-morning.
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 in places over the central interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the north-west.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the extreme south, spreading to Mandeni by the evening.
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
A. Orange L5 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms producing heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning that will lead to flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, damages to infrastructure and properties due to large amounts of small hail or large hail in an open area, strong damaging winds, and disruptions to communication and municipality services due to lightning activity, are expected over south-eastern parts of both the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
B. Yellow L4 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms producing heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning that will lead to flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, damages to infrastructure and properties due to large amounts of small hail or large hail in an open area, strong damaging winds, and disruptions to communication and municipality services due to lightning activity, are expected in places over KwaZulu-Natal, except for the south-east and extreme north-eastern parts of the Province.
C. Yellow L2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms producing heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning that will lead to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, damages to infrastructure and properties due to large amounts of small hail or large hail in an open area, strong damaging winds, and disruptions to communication and municipality services due to lightning activity, are expected in places over the Free-State, northern and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape (except for the south-eastern parts), as well as along the escarpment of Mpumalanga.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Swartland Local Municipality in the Western Cape, as well as in places over the North West and Free State.
ADVISORIES
NIL
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service
