Here’s a comprehensive outlook on the South Africa weather forecast for Wednesday, 19 February 2025.
Weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 19 February 2025
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued the following weather warnings and advisories for Wednesday, 19 February 2025:
Impact-Based Warnings:
- Orange Level 5 Warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads, bridges, and settlements, potential damage to property and infrastructure, and danger to life is expected over Gauteng, northern and coastal regions of KwaZulu-Natal, extreme south-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Free State and North West, as well as the south-western parts of Mpumalanga.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive rain causing localised flooding of susceptible bridges, roads, and settlements, with possible damage to property and infrastructure, is anticipated over central and eastern parts of the Free State and North West, western Bushveld of Limpopo, central and south-western parts of Mpumalanga, as well as the extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
- Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging winds resulting in navigation difficulties, dragging anchors, and small vessels taking on water are expected between Cape St. Francis and Gansbaai.
Fire Danger Warnings:
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the western parts of the Western Cape, including the Garden Route and adjacent interior regions.
Cape Town, Durban and JHB weather forecast: Wednesday, 19 February 2025
Cape Town
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 / 19 | Partly Cloudy | 10 | 19 |
Durban
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 / 21 | Rain | 75 | 14 |
Johannesburg
| Temperature (°C) | Condition | Precipitation (%) | Wind Speed (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 / 14 | Heavy Rain | 75 | 18 |
What’s the weather in South Africa today? – Here’s a provincial forecast
- Gauteng:
- Pretoria: Cloudy with widespread showers. Min: 18°C, Max: 21°C.
- Johannesburg: Cloudy with widespread showers. Min: 15°C, Max: 19°C.
- Vereeniging: Cloudy with widespread showers. Min: 16°C, Max: 20°C.
- Mpumalanga:
- Mbombela: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Min: 19°C, Max: 24°C.
- Limpopo:
- Polokwane: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Min: 18°C, Max: 23°C.
- North West:
- Mahikeng: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Min: 16°C, Max: 21°C.
- Vryburg: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Min: 18°C, Max: 24°C.
- Free State:
- Bloemfontein: Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. Min: 17°C, Max: 21°C.
- Northern Cape:
- Kimberley: Cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers. Min: 18°C, Max: 26°C.
- Upington: Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. Min: 20°C, Max: 34°C.
- Western Cape:
- Cape Town: Cloudy at first, becoming partly cloudy and fine by late afternoon. Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly. Min: 21°C, Max: 34°C.
- George: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy by late afternoon. Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly, occasionally strong. Min: 19°C, Max: 24°C.
- Eastern Cape:
- Gqeberha: Cloudy. Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly. Min: 19°C, Max: 23°C.
- East London: Cloudy with light rain. Wind: Moderate easterly, becoming fresh north-easterly in the afternoon. Min: 19°C, Max: 22°C.
- KwaZulu-Natal:
- Durban: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly. Min: 21°C, Max: 24°C.
- Richards Bay: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly. Min: 21°C, Max: 26°C.
- Pietermaritzburg: Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers. Min: 16°C, Max: 21°C.
We will continue to update this report as more information becomes available. Stay tuned for the latest weather news and advisories.