Upington and Musina are the hottest places at 38°C, with extremely high fire danger over the North West, the northern Free State and the southern Northern Cape. Mbombela, Ermelo and Newcastle have the best chance of rain at 60%. A Yellow Level 4 warning for flooding storms with hail covers north-western KwaZulu-Natal and central Mpumalanga, and a Level 2 warning reaches western KZN and central-southern Limpopo.
Weather warnings for Wednesday 4 NovemberSAWS has 1 weather warning in force for Wednesday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsWhereSchweizer-Reneke, Mafikeng, Hoopstad, Bothaville + 7 moreWhenWed 09:00 to 17:59Areas: Schweizer-Reneke, Mafikeng, Hoopstad, Bothaville, Ratlou, Bloemhof, Tosca, Ventersdorp, Vryburg, Taung, Makapanstad.- Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.
- Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure are expected over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the central parts of Mpumalanga.
- Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the central-southern parts of Limpopo as well as the most parts of Mpumalanga.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the North West, southern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of the Western Cape, northern parts of the Free State as well as the Limpopo Valley and the Western Bushveld.
- Very hot to extremely hot conditions are expected over the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo districts including Hessequa and Swellendam municipalities in Western Cape as well as over the interior of Namakwa district.
The moon tonight is a waning crescent, about 20% lit, and the next new moon is on Monday 9 November.
Weather today by province, Wednesday 4 NovemberView Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 31°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingPretoria peaks at 35°C after a 17°C start, with Johannesburg on 31°C, Soweto 32°C and Vereeniging 31°C. Showers and thundershowers carry a 30% chance.Johannesburg todayRain, storms31°15°30%N 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgRain, storms15°31°30%N 10PretoriaRain, storms17°35°30%NE 10SowetoRain, storms16°32°30%N 10VereenigingRain, storms16°31°30%N 10Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesVery hot conditions are expected over the West Coast, Cape Winelands and Karoo districts, with Stellenbosch on 31°C. George stays milder at 25°C under high cloud, with no rain anywhere.Cape Town todayHigh cloud30°15°0%W 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownHigh cloud15°30°0%W 10StellenboschHigh cloud13°31°0%W 10PaarlHigh cloud15°33°0%W 10GeorgeHigh cloud14°25°0%SE 10Tides: Cape Town
DayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov05:51, 18:3712:05Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 32°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloCentral parts face a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms with hail and flooding, with a Level 2 warning over most parts. Mbombela reaches 31°C and Ermelo 29°C with a 60% chance of rain, and eMalahleni 30°C.Mbombela todayRain, storms31°17°60%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaRain, storms17°31°60%NE 10eMalahleniRain, storms15°30°30%N 10ErmeloRain, storms14°29°60%WNW 10Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaCentral-southern parts face a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging winds, hail and localised flooding. Musina hits 38°C, Thohoyandou 35°C, Tzaneen 34°C and Polokwane 32°C, with a 30% chance of storms.Polokwane todayRain, storms32°15°30%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwaneRain, storms15°32°30%NE 10TzaneenRain, storms15°34°30%E 5ThohoyandouRain, storms17°35°30%E 5MusinaRain, storms21°38°30%E 15North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 35°C and Bloemfontein reaches 33°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpA veld fire warning runs from 09:00 to 17:59 for Mafikeng, Ratlou, Schweizer-Reneke and Bloemhof. Mahikeng and Rustenburg reach 35°C and Klerksdorp 34°C, with a 30% chance of thundershowers.Mahikeng todayRain, storms35°18°30%NNE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengRain, storms18°35°30%NNE 15RustenburgRain, storms18°35°30%NNW 10PotchefstroomRain, storms17°33°30%N 20KlerksdorpRain, storms17°34°30%N 15Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadHoopstad and Bothaville are under a veld fire warning from 09:00 to 17:59. Bloemfontein reaches 33°C under mostly clear skies and Kroonstad 34°C, while Bethlehem has a 30% chance of thundershowers.Bloemfontein todayMostly clear33°13°0%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinMostly clear13°33°0%NE 10BethlehemRain, storms12°31°30%W 10KroonstadPartly cloudy15°34°0%N 10Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 35°C, Gqeberha reaches 24°C and Durban reaches 26°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesClear and dry, with Upington on 38°C, Springbok 36°C, Kimberley 35°C and De Aar 34°C. Very hot conditions are expected over the interior of Namakwa, with extremely high fire danger in the south.Kimberley todayMostly clear35°14°0%E 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyMostly clear14°35°0%E 5UpingtonClear16°38°0%ESE 10SpringbokClear17°36°0%SW 10De AarMostly clear14°34°0%ESE 10Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)
DayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov05:08, 17:5511:25Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesA cloudy, dry day, with Queenstown the warmest at 31°C and Mthatha on 28°C. Gqeberha and East London both top out at 24°C.Gqeberha todayCloudy24°15°0%ENE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaCloudy15°24°0%ENE 15East LondonCloudy17°24°0%WSW 10MthathaCloudy16°28°0%SW 5QueenstownCloudy14°31°0%SSW 5Tides: Gqeberha
DayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov06:13, 19:0400:00, 12:27Tides: East London
DayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov06:16, 19:0900:11, 12:38KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesNorth-western parts face a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe storms, hail and flooding, and a Level 2 over western parts. Newcastle reaches 33°C with a 60% chance of rain, Richards Bay 31°C and Durban 26°C.Durban todayRain, storms26°21°30%SE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns today
TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanRain, storms21°26°30%SE 5PietermaritzburgRain, storms16°27°30%SE 5Richards BayRain, storms19°31°30%NE 10NewcastleRain, storms15°33°60%NW 5Tides: Durban
DayLow tideHigh tideWed 4 Nov06:16, 19:0500:09, 12:43View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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