South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Friday, 14 March 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 14 March 2025: Disruptive rain, severe thunderstorms, and strong winds expected across KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, and the Eastern Cape.

South Africa weather forecast

Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Friday, 14 March 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 14 March 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Friday, 14 March 2025:

  • Orange Level 6 Warning: Disruptive rain with heavy downpours leading to flooding, damage to infrastructure, and mudslides along the KwaZulu-Natal coast (except the north coast).
  • Yellow Level 2 Warnings: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding, damage to infrastructure, and mudslides over:
    • Most of KwaZulu-Natal
    • The Wild Coast and adjacent interior in the Eastern Cape
    • Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, flooding, damaging winds, excessive lightning, and hail expected over:
    • Central and southeastern Northern Cape
    • Southwestern and southern Limpopo
  • Yellow Level 4 Warning: Strong wind and waves leading to navigation difficulties at sea between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
  • Yellow Level 2 Warning: Wind and waves leading to navigation difficulties between Plettenberg Bay and Mazeppa Bay.
  • Fire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the interior of the West Coast District Municipality in the Western Cape.
  • Advisories: Nil.

Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg weather forecast: Friday, 14 March 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind (km/h)
34 / 21Sunny018

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind (km/h)
24 / 21Rain Showers7518

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind (km/h)
23 / 15Partly Cloudy3514

What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast for Friday, 14 March 2025

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  • Gauteng: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Pretoria: Min 17°C, Max 25°C
    • Johannesburg: Min 15°C, Max 23°C
    • Vereeniging: Min 15°C, Max 23°C
  • Mpumalanga: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
    • Mbombela: Min 18°C, Max 24°C
  • Limpopo: Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Polokwane: Min 17°C, Max 23°C
  • North West: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Mahikeng: Min 16°C, Max 27°C
    • Vryburg: Min 16°C, Max 28°C
  • Free State: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
    • Bloemfontein: Min 16°C, Max 27°C
  • Northern Cape: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
    • Kimberley: Min 17°C, Max 27°C
    • Upington: Min 22°C, Max 31°C
  • Western Cape: Fine.
    • Cape Town: Min 21°C, Max 34°C
      • Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly.
      • The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
  • Eastern Cape:
    • George: Cloudy with light morning rain, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.
      • Min 18°C, Max 22°C
    • Gqeberha: Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
      • Wind: Fresh to strong easterly, becoming north-easterly in the evening.
      • Min 17°C, Max 20°C
    • East London: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
      • Wind: Fresh to strong easterly, becoming north-easterly in the evening.
      • Min 18°C, Max 20°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal:
    • Durban: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
      • Min 21°C, Max 24°C
      • The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate
    • Richards Bay: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
      • Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
      • Min 22°C, Max 25°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
      • Min 15°C, Max 22°C

We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.