Triple weather threat: Storms, winds and dangerous waves sweep across SA

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 but warm in the north.

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: Cloudy in the east with isolated showers and rain, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.

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 in the morning with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east, but scattered in the extreme north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.

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: Morning fog patches in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to 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: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be windy in the extreme east and extreme west.

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 to partly cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated showers and rain over the western and southern parts in the morning but thundershowers in the east. It will become fine over the north and north-western parts in the evening.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to southwesterly in the early morning, otherwise 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: Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain over the western parts spreading to the eastern parts from mid-morning and clearing in the west from the afternoon.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to southwesterly reaching strong to near gale along the south and south-west coast in the morning.

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: Warm in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, becoming cloudy and windy from the west with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, showers and rain along the coast.

The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be strong south-westerly, but moderate north-westerly east of Algoa Bay at first.

The Eastern half: Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming cloudy, windy and cool from the west in the afternoon.

The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly at first, otherwise moderate north-easterly, becoming strong south-westerly in the south midday spreading to the east.

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 over the interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot becoming cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south.

Wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly, but fresh to strong north of Mandeni at times. It will become fresh to strong south-westerly from the south towards evening, reaching Richards Bay overnight.

The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

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. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms are expected over the south-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, which may result in heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning. These may lead to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low- lying areas and bridges, and localised damage to settlement and infrastructure.

B. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Winds are expected along the coast and adjacent interior between Port Edward and Richards Bay resulting in localised damage to settlements, disruption to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation.

C. Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging Waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of capsizing are expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas, spreading to Alexander Bay in the north and Plettenberg Bay in the east b the evening and persisting into Thursday (06-08/10/2026).

FIRE DANGER WARNINGS

NIL

ADVISORIES

NIL

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service