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: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the south, where it will be cold.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
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 in the Lowveld, where it will be warm, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold.
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: Warm in the Lowveld, otherwise fine and cool but partly cloudy in the south-west.
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 to cloudy and cold, with isolated showers and rain in the extreme south.
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 and cold, with isolated showers and rain except in the extreme east.
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: Partly cloudy to cloudy and cold to cool, with isolated showers and rain in the southern and south-eastern parts.
Wind: Temperature: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate 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: Cloud and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain over the southern and eastern parts, but scattered over the south-eastern parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, but south-westerly along the south coast.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
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: Cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered showers, but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be strong to gale force southerly to south-westerly, moderating at night.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold to very cold with scattered showers in the west, but isolated in the north-east.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong westerly.
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: Fine and cool but warm in the extreme north-east. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly south of Durban from mid-morning and spreading to Richards Bay in 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. An Orange Level 8 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to widespread flooding and prolonged disruptions of settlements, roads and bridges is expected over Koukamma, Kouga Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro of Eastern Cape.
B. An Orange Level 6 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of settlements and property, roads, danger to life with some communities temporarily cut off is expected over extreme eastern parts of the south of the Western Cape and western coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
C. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements, roads and bridges as well as localised disruption due to sinkholes or blocked drainage systems is expected over the eastern parts of the Western Cape, western parts and along the west coast of the Eastern Cape.
D. An Orange Level 5 Warning for Disruptive Snow leading to pass closures, communities temporarily cut-off and roads being affected due to accumulation of snow is expected over Senqu, Elundini and Walter Sisulu Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
E. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Disruptive Snow leading to loss of livestock and traffic disruptions is expected over Br Beyers Naude, Walter Sisulu (Burgersdorp) and Chris Hani Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
F. An Orange Level 5 Warning for Damaging Winds leading to damage to infrastructure, difficult driving conditions and disruption to power supply is expected along the south coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.
G. A Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds is expected, leading to localised damage to settlements, infrastructure and travel disruptions over vast parts of the Eastern Cape.
H. An Orange Level 6 Warning for Damaging Winds and Waves leading to damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption of harbours, medium/large vessels dragging anchor/breaking mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront activities is expected between Cape Agulhas and Port Edward.
I. Yellow Level 4 Warning for Damaging Wind and Waves resulting in disruption of small harbours and ports, can be expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
NIL
ADVISORIES
Very cold, windy and wet conditions are expected over the Eastern Cape. The public and all small stock farmers are advised that the combination of snow, gale force winds, heavy rain, flooding, very cold conditions and very rough seas.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service
