South Africa weather today: Here’s the forecast for Sunday, 2 March 2025

South Africa weather forecast for Sunday, 2 March 2025: Severe thunderstorms expected in North West and Free State; high fire danger in Western Cape.

South Africa weather forecast

Here is a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Sunday, 2 March 2025.

Weather warnings and advisories for Sunday, 2 March 2025

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following warnings and advisories for Sunday, 2 March 2025:

Impact-Based Warnings:

Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms leading to strong damaging winds, localised flooding of susceptible areas, roads, bridges, and dirt roads, danger to life due to fast-flowing streams, as well as localised damages to infrastructure, are expected over the central and eastern parts of the North West and the eastern parts of the Free State.

Fire Danger Warnings:

  • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Breede Valley Municipality in the Western Cape.

Cape Town, Durban and Johannesburg forecast: Sunday, 2 March 2025

Cape Town

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
25 / 18Sunny021

Durban

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
26 / 22Rain Showers2513

Johannesburg

Temperature (°C)ConditionPrecipitation (%)Wind Speed (km/h)
22 / 16Rain Showers7513

South Africa weather forecast: Here’s what to expect on Sunday, 2 March 2025

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  • Gauteng: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
    • Pretoria: Min 18°C, Max 25°C
    • Johannesburg: Min 16°C, Max 22°C
    • Vereeniging: Min 17°C, Max 25°C
  • Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Mbombela: Min 18°C, Max 28°C
  • Limpopo: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
    • Polokwane: Min 17°C, Max 25°C
  • North West: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
    • Mahikeng: Min 18°C, Max 25°C
    • Vryburg: Min 18°C, Max 25°C
  • Free State: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
    • Bloemfontein: Min 18°C, Max 27°C
  • Northern Cape: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the east, otherwise fine. 
    • Kimberley: Min 20°C, Max 30°C
    • Upington: Min 19°C, Max 32°C
  • Western Cape: Cloudy with light rain in the morning, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
    • Cape Town: Min 18°C, Max 25°C
    • George: Min 18°C, Max 24°C
  • Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in places.
    • Gqeberha: Min 19°C, Max 25°C
    • East London: Min 20°C, Max 27°C
  • KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
    • Durban: Min 22°C, Max 26°C
    • Richards Bay: Min 19°C, Max 29°C
    • Pietermaritzburg: Min 15°C, Max 27°C

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