The South African·South Africa·Wednesday, November 4, 2026 at 04:04 AM UTC

WEATHER TODAY: Level 4 thunderstorms for central Mpumalanga, 38°C in Musina

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Thandi Mokoena

Upington and Musina are the hottest places at 38°C, with extremely high fire danger over the North West, the northern Free State and the southern Northern Cape. Mbombela, Ermelo and Newcastle have the best chance of rain at 60%. A Yellow Level 4 warning for flooding storms with hail covers north-western KwaZulu-Natal and central Mpumalanga, and a Level 2 warning reaches western KZN and central-southern Limpopo.

Weather warnings for Wednesday 4 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

Schweizer-Reneke, Mafikeng, Hoopstad, Bothaville + 7 more

When

Wed 09:00 to 17:59

Areas: Schweizer-Reneke, Mafikeng, Hoopstad, Bothaville, Ratlou, Bloemhof, Tosca, Ventersdorp, Vryburg, Taung, Makapanstad.

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

Impact-Based Warnings

What

2 items, tap to read

Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure are expected over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the central parts of Mpumalanga.
Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the central-southern parts of Limpopo as well as the most parts of Mpumalanga.

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

What

1 item, tap to read

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the North West, southern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of the Western Cape, northern parts of the Free State as well as the Limpopo Valley and the Western Bushveld.

SAWS advisory

Advisories

What

1 item, tap to read

Very hot to extremely hot conditions are expected over the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo districts including Hessequa and Swellendam municipalities in Western Cape as well as over the interior of Namakwa district.

Moon tonight

Waning Crescent

20% lit

The moon tonight is a waning crescent, about 20% lit, and the next new moon is on Monday 9 November.

Weather today by province, Wednesday 4 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 31°C.

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Vereeniging

Pretoria peaks at 35°C after a 17°C start, with Johannesburg on 31°C, Soweto 32°C and Vereeniging 31°C. Showers and thundershowers carry a 30% chance.

Johannesburg today

Rain, storms31°15°30%N 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Gauteng

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Johannesburg	Rain, storms	15°	31°	30%	N 10
Pretoria	Rain, storms	17°	35°	30%	NE 10
Soweto	Rain, storms	16°	32°	30%	N 10
Vereeniging	Rain, storms	16°	31°	30%	N 10

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tides

Very hot conditions are expected over the West Coast, Cape Winelands and Karoo districts, with Stellenbosch on 31°C. George stays milder at 25°C under high cloud, with no rain anywhere.

Cape Town today

High cloud30°15°0%W 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Western Cape

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Cape Town	High cloud	15°	30°	0%	W 10
Stellenbosch	High cloud	13°	31°	0%	W 10
Paarl	High cloud	15°	33°	0%	W 10
George	High cloud	14°	25°	0%	SE 10

Tides: Cape Town

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 4 Nov	05:51, 18:37	12:05

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 32°C.

Mbombela, eMalahleni, Ermelo

Central parts face a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms with hail and flooding, with a Level 2 warning over most parts. Mbombela reaches 31°C and Ermelo 29°C with a 60% chance of rain, and eMalahleni 30°C.

Mbombela today

Rain, storms31°17°60%NE 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Mpumalanga

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Mbombela	Rain, storms	17°	31°	60%	NE 10
eMalahleni	Rain, storms	15°	30°	30%	N 10
Ermelo	Rain, storms	14°	29°	60%	WNW 10

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, Musina

Central-southern parts face a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds, hail and localised flooding. Musina hits 38°C, Thohoyandou 35°C, Tzaneen 34°C and Polokwane 32°C, with a 30% chance of storms.

Polokwane today

Rain, storms32°15°30%NE 10 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Limpopo

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Polokwane	Rain, storms	15°	32°	30%	NE 10
Tzaneen	Rain, storms	15°	34°	30%	E 5
Thohoyandou	Rain, storms	17°	35°	30%	E 5
Musina	Rain, storms	21°	38°	30%	E 15

North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 35°C and Bloemfontein reaches 33°C.

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp

A veld fire warning runs from 09:00 to 17:59 for Mafikeng, Ratlou, Schweizer-Reneke and Bloemhof. Mahikeng and Rustenburg reach 35°C and Klerksdorp 34°C, with a 30% chance of thundershowers.

Mahikeng today

Rain, storms35°18°30%NNE 15 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close North West

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Mahikeng	Rain, storms	18°	35°	30%	NNE 15
Rustenburg	Rain, storms	18°	35°	30%	NNW 10
Potchefstroom	Rain, storms	17°	33°	30%	N 20
Klerksdorp	Rain, storms	17°	34°	30%	N 15

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, Kroonstad

Hoopstad and Bothaville are under a veld fire warning from 09:00 to 17:59. Bloemfontein reaches 33°C under mostly clear skies and Kroonstad 34°C, while Bethlehem has a 30% chance of thundershowers.

Bloemfontein today

Mostly clear33°13°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	13°	33°	0%	NE 10
Bethlehem	Rain, storms	12°	31°	30%	W 10
Kroonstad	Partly cloudy	15°	34°	0%	N 10

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 35°C, Gqeberha reaches 24°C and Durban reaches 26°C.

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tides

Clear and dry, with Upington on 38°C, Springbok 36°C, Kimberley 35°C and De Aar 34°C. Very hot conditions are expected over the interior of Namakwa, with extremely high fire danger in the south.

Kimberley today

Mostly clear35°14°0%E 5 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Northern Cape

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Kimberley	Mostly clear	14°	35°	0%	E 5
Upington	Clear	16°	38°	0%	ESE 10
Springbok	Clear	17°	36°	0%	SW 10
De Aar	Mostly clear	14°	34°	0%	ESE 10

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 4 Nov	05:08, 17:55	11:25

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tides

A cloudy, dry day, with Queenstown the warmest at 31°C and Mthatha on 28°C. Gqeberha and East London both top out at 24°C.

Gqeberha today

Cloudy24°15°0%ENE 15 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern Cape

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Gqeberha	Cloudy	15°	24°	0%	ENE 15
East London	Cloudy	17°	24°	0%	WSW 10
Mthatha	Cloudy	16°	28°	0%	SW 5
Queenstown	Cloudy	14°	31°	0%	SSW 5

Tides: Gqeberha

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 4 Nov	06:13, 19:04	00:00, 12:27

Tides: East London

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 4 Nov	06:16, 19:09	00:11, 12:38

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tides

North-western parts face a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms, hail and flooding, and a Level 2 over western parts. Newcastle reaches 33°C with a 60% chance of rain, Richards Bay 31°C and Durban 26°C.

Durban today

Rain, storms26°21°30%SE 5 km/h

Tap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-Natal

Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Durban	Rain, storms	21°	26°	30%	SE 5
Pietermaritzburg	Rain, storms	16°	27°	30%	SE 5
Richards Bay	Rain, storms	19°	31°	30%	NE 10
Newcastle	Rain, storms	15°	33°	60%	NW 5

Tides: Durban

Day	Low tide	High tide
Wed 4 Nov	06:16, 19:05	00:09, 12:43

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