The South African·South Africa·Wednesday, November 11, 2026 at 04:03 AM UTC

WEATHER TODAY: Upington 40°C and Kimberley 39°C as the heat wave holds

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Thandi Mokoena

A dry day across all nine provinces, with Upington the hottest at 40°C and a heat wave holding over North West, most of the Free State, southern Gauteng and the north-eastern Northern Cape. Veld fire warnings are in force from 08:00 to 18:59 for Pofadder, Springbok, Prince Albert, Calvinia, Beaufort West and Sutherland, with extremely high fire danger over the Northern Cape and parts of five other provinces. The coast is coolest, with George topping out at 22°C.

Weather warnings for Wednesday 11 November

SAWS has 1 weather warning in force for Wednesday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.

Red level 10

Veld Fire Conditions

Where

Pofadder, Springbok, Prince Albert, Calvinia + 6 more

When

Wed 08:00 to 18:59

Areas: Pofadder, Springbok, Prince Albert, Calvinia, Beaufort West, Sutherland, Laingsburg, Graaff – Reinet, Burgersdorp, Cradock.

Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.

What to do: All personnel and equipment should be removed from the field. Fire teams, labour and equipment are to be placed on full stand-by. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time. All available aircraft are to be called for without delay.

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

What

1 item, tap to read

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Northern Cape, the eastern parts of both North West and Free State, the north-eastern parts of the Western Cape, in places over the South-Western Bushveld in Limpopo as well as Dr Beyers Naude, Inxuba Yethemba and Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape.

SAWS advisory

Advisories

What

1 item, tap to read

A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the North West province, and Free State except in the south-western parts, and southern parts of Gauteng, as well as the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape until Friday.

Moon tonight

Waxing Crescent

6% lit

The moon tonight is a waxing crescent, about 6% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 22 March.

Weather today by province, Wednesday 11 November

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Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 32°C.

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Vereeniging

Heat wave conditions in the south, with Pretoria and Vereeniging at 33°C and Johannesburg and Soweto at 32°C under clear skies. Mornings start at 13°C to 15°C, and no rain is expected.

Johannesburg today

Clear32°13°0%NNW 5 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Gauteng

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Johannesburg	Clear	13°	32°	0%	NNW 5
Pretoria	Clear	15°	33°	0%	NE 5
Soweto	Clear	14°	32°	0%	NNW 5
Vereeniging	Clear	15°	33°	0%	NW 5

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tides

Veld fire warning from 08:00 to 18:59 for Prince Albert and Beaufort West, with extremely high fire danger in the north-east. Paarl reaches 28°C and Stellenbosch 26°C, while Cape Town (24°C) and George (22°C) stay cloudy.

Cape Town today

Cloudy24°16°0%WSW 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Western Cape

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Cape Town	Cloudy	16°	24°	0%	WSW 10
Stellenbosch	Partly cloudy	11°	26°	0%	WSW 10
Paarl	Partly cloudy	13°	28°	0%	WSW 10
George	Cloudy	12°	22°	0%	SSW 10

Tides: Cape Town

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 11 Nov	10:00, 22:18	04:05, 16:08

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 34°C.

Mbombela, eMalahleni, Ermelo

Partly cloudy and dry, with Mbombela and eMalahleni both at 31°C and Ermelo at 28°C after a 12°C start.

Mbombela today

Partly cloudy31°15°0%SW 0 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Mpumalanga

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Mbombela	Partly cloudy	15°	31°	0%	SW 0
eMalahleni	Partly cloudy	15°	31°	0%	NNW 5
Ermelo	Partly cloudy	12°	28°	0%	NE 5

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, Musina

Musina is the hottest at 35°C and Polokwane reaches 34°C, with Tzaneen and Thohoyandou at 32°C. Extremely high fire danger in places over the South-Western Bushveld, and no rain.

Polokwane today

Partly cloudy34°15°0%NNE 5 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Limpopo

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Polokwane	Partly cloudy	15°	34°	0%	NNE 5
Tzaneen	Mostly clear	17°	32°	0%	E 5
Thohoyandou	Mostly clear	18°	32°	0%	SE 5
Musina	Mostly clear	19°	35°	0%	E 10

North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 36°C and Bloemfontein reaches 35°C.

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp

A heat wave keeps Mahikeng, Rustenburg and Klerksdorp at 36°C and Potchefstroom at 35°C. Extremely high fire danger in the east, with dry skies all day.

Mahikeng today

Mostly clear36°16°0%N 5 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close North West

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Mahikeng	Mostly clear	16°	36°	0%	N 5
Rustenburg	Partly cloudy	17°	36°	0%	N 5
Potchefstroom	Partly cloudy	15°	35°	0%	NNW 5
Klerksdorp	Mostly clear	15°	36°	0%	NNW 5

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, Kroonstad

Heat wave conditions except in the south-west: Kroonstad 36°C, Bloemfontein 35°C and Bethlehem 32°C after a cool 10°C start. Fire danger is extremely high in the east.

Bloemfontein today

Mostly clear35°14°0%NE 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Free State

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Bloemfontein	Mostly clear	14°	35°	0%	NE 10
Bethlehem	Partly cloudy	10°	32°	0%	NE 5
Kroonstad	Mostly clear	15°	36°	0%	NE 5

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 39°C, Gqeberha reaches 25°C and Durban reaches 27°C.

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tides

Upington reaches 40°C, Kimberley 39°C and De Aar 37°C. A veld fire warning runs from 08:00 to 18:59 for Pofadder, Springbok, Calvinia and Sutherland, with heat wave conditions in the north-east.

Kimberley today

Mostly clear39°16°0%WSW 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Northern Cape

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Kimberley	Mostly clear	16°	39°	0%	WSW 10
Upington	Mostly clear	16°	40°	0%	WSW 15
Springbok	Partly cloudy	20°	33°	0%	SW 15
De Aar	Partly cloudy	17°	37°	0%	W 15

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 11 Nov	09:17, 21:41	03:24, 15:33

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tides

Queenstown heats up to 35°C and Mthatha 32°C, while Gqeberha (25°C) and East London (26°C) stay cloudy. Extremely high fire danger over Dr Beyers Naude, Inxuba Yethemba and Walter Sisulu.

Gqeberha today

Cloudy25°12°0%SW 15 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern Cape

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Gqeberha	Cloudy	12°	25°	0%	SW 15
East London	Cloudy	15°	26°	0%	S 5
Mthatha	Partly cloudy	14°	32°	0%	SSE 10
Queenstown	Partly cloudy	13°	35°	0%	ESE 10

Tides: Gqeberha

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 11 Nov	10:12, 22:35	04:19, 16:26

Tides: East London

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 11 Nov	10:15, 22:36	04:19, 16:25

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tides

Clear and dry, with Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay and Newcastle at 33°C and Durban at a milder 27°C after a warm 19°C start.

Durban today

Mostly clear27°19°0%NE 15 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-Natal

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Durban	Mostly clear	19°	27°	0%	NE 15
Pietermaritzburg	Mostly clear	15°	33°	0%	E 5
Richards Bay	Mostly clear	18°	33°	0%	N 5
Newcastle	Mostly clear	15°	33°	0%	E 5

Tides: Durban

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 11 Nov	10:20, 22:43	04:20, 16:29

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