Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Thursday, 16 January 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 16 January 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Thursday, 16 January 2025:
Impact-based warnings:
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms are expected over Gauteng, central and eastern parts of North West, eastern parts of Free State, southwestern Limpopo, and western Mpumalanga Highveld. These storms could result in heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail, and excessive lightning, potentially leading to localised flooding and infrastructure damage.
Fire danger warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are anticipated over Tsantsabane and Gamagara Local Municipalities in the Northern Cape.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Thursday, 16 January 2025
Cape Town
Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
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Morning | 18°C | Partly Sunny | 22 km/h SSE | 10% |
Afternoon | 24°C | Sunny | 28 km/h SSE | 0% |
Evening | 20°C | Clear | 25 km/h SSE | 0% |
Night | 17°C | Clear | 20 km/h SSE | 0% |
Durban
Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
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Morning | 20°C | Partly Cloudy | 26 km/h SW | 30% |
Afternoon | 22°C | Partly Cloudy | 26 km/h SW | 30% |
Evening | 21°C | Chance of Rain | 26 km/h SW | 30% |
Night | 19°C | Overcast | 26 km/h SW | 30% |
Johannesburg
Time of Day | Temperature (°C) | Condition | Wind Speed (km/h) | Chance of Rain (%) |
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Morning | 15°C | Partly Cloudy | 16 km/h N | 20% |
Afternoon | 23°C | Patchy Light Rain | 15 km/h N | 40% |
Evening | 19°C | Moderate Rain at Times | 17 km/h N | 60% |
Night | 18°C | Clear | 11 km/h N | 10% |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
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- Gauteng: Hot in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Mpumalanga: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated thundershowers, becoming scattered in the west.
- Limpopo: Partly cloudy in the southwest in the morning, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the southwest.
- North West: Partly cloudy, windy, and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, isolated in the west.
- Free State: Partly cloudy, windy, and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the east.
- Northern Cape: Fine, windy, and warm to hot. The coastal wind will be moderate southeasterly, strengthening in the afternoon.
- Western Cape: Partly cloudy and cool to warm along the southern coastline, otherwise fine and hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong in the west and light to moderate elsewhere.
- Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and warm but partly cloudy along the coast in the morning. Coastal winds will be moderate easterly to southeasterly.
- Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy with light rain along the coast, partly cloudy and cool to warm inland. Fog is expected over the interior in the evening.
- KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain. Coastal winds will vary from moderate southwesterly to southeasterly, becoming light easterly or northeasterly in the evening.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.