What’s the weather in South Africa? — Here’s the forecast for Saturday, 4 October 2025

The weather today in South Africa brings strong winds and elevated fire danger in several regions, with a yellow level 4 warning in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

While most inland provinces will experience partly cloudy and warm conditions, coastal regions—especially the southeast—should brace for damaging winds, rain, and disruptive marine conditions.

Weather warnings and advisories for Saturday, 4 October 2025

• Yellow Level 4 Warning:
  • Damaging winds expected along the coast from Port Edward to Cape Vidal, and adjacent interior, possibly disrupting small harbours, infrastructure, and settlements.
• Yellow Level 2 Warnings:
  • Damaging winds and waves expected between Algoa Bay and Port Edward, affecting small boats and increasing the risk of capsizing.
  • Damaging interior winds expected in the southern Free State and Northern Cape, posing risks to high-sided vehicles and structures.
• Fire Danger Warnings:
  • Extremely high fire danger conditions in:
    • Central and Little Karoo (Western Cape)
    • Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, Walter Sisulu municipalities (Eastern Cape)
    • Parts of the Northern Cape, south-western Free State, and south-western North West
• Advisories:
  • None issued.

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast

• Gauteng:
  • Pretoria: Partly cloudy. 12/23 °C
  • Johannesburg: Partly cloudy. 10/22 °C
  • Vereeniging: Partly cloudy. 11/22 °C
• Mpumalanga:
  • Mbombela: Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with drizzle. 14/20 °C
• Limpopo:
  • Polokwane: Partly cloudy. 13/21 °C
• North West:
  • Mahikeng: Partly cloudy and windy. 13/29 °C
  • Vryburg: Partly cloudy and windy. 14/32 °C
• Free State:
  • Bloemfontein: Partly cloudy and windy, isolated showers and thundershowers. 11/29 °C
• Northern Cape:
  • Kimberley: Partly cloudy and windy, isolated showers and thundershowers. 14/33 °C
  • Upington: Partly cloudy and windy. 15/34 °C
• Western Cape:
  • Cape Town: Partly cloudy with isolated rain. Wind: Moderate to fresh W/NW, becoming SW by evening. 14/19 °C
• Eastern Cape:
  • George: Partly cloudy. Wind: Moderate south-westerly. 9/25 °C
  • Gqeberha: Partly cloudy. Wind: Fresh to strong NE, becoming SW from afternoon. 13/24 °C
  • East London: Partly cloudy. Wind: Fresh to strong NE, becoming SW in evening. 13/26 °C
• KwaZulu-Natal:
  • Durban: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Fresh to gale N/NE. 16/23 °C
  • Richards Bay: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Wind: Fresh to gale N/NE by evening. 15/23 °C
  • Pietermaritzburg: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain. 9/26 °C