A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in the Northern Cape until Sunday. (Chuchart Duangdaw/Getty Images)
The South African Weather Service has warned of a heatwave with persistently high temperatures in the Northern Cape that is expected until Sunday.
Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in Mpumalanga and Limpopo, leading to localised flooding in some areas.
Strong winds in parts of KwaZulu-Natal's northern coastal region could pose a hazard to marine activities.
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A heatwave with persistently high temperatures in Richtersveld municipality in the Northern Cape is expected until Sunday.
???Weather advisory: HEAT WAVE
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 25, 2025
Affected area: Northern Cape
Validity period: 25 - 27 April 2025.#saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/owtlQJbC2D
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool.
Pretoria: 11°C — 20°C
Johannesburg: 9°C — 21°C
Vereeniging: 8°C — 20°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog along the escarpment will start the day, followed by partly cloudy skies and cool to warm conditions.
Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme north.
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Mbombela: 15°C — 22°C
Ermelo: 8°C — 19°C
Emalahleni: 8°C — 21°C
Standerton: 6°C — 21°C
Skukuza: 17°C — 29°C
Limpopo: The province will experience partly cloudy and cool to warm weather. Be cautious of isolated showers and thundershowers over the southwestern parts in the afternoon.
Polokwane: 12°C — 23°C
Phalaborwa: 17°C — 27°C
Tzaneen: 16°C — 24°C
Musina: 18°C — 28°C
Lephalale: 17°C — 25°C
Mokopane: 14°C — 24°C
North West: The day begins fine and cool to warm but becomes partly cloudy in the afternoon. A comfortable day overall, with changes towards evening.
Klerksdorp: 9°C — 23°C
Potchefstroom: 8°C — 23°C
Mahikeng: 9°C — 24°C
Rustenburg: 12°C — 23°C
Vryburg: 8°C — 23°C
Free State: Expect morning fog patches in the east and along the Lesotho border. After the fog clears, partly cloudy and cool conditions are predicted.
Bloemfontein: 9°C — 22°C
Welkom: 8°C — 23°C
Bethlehem: 4°C — 19°C
Northern Cape: Fine and cool to warm, with the northwestern parts of the province experiencing hot conditions.
Coastal areas will have moderate south-easterly winds.
Upington: 12°C — 28°C
Kimberley: 11°C — 24°C
De Aar: 10°C — 23°C
Alexander Bay: 17°C — 36°C
Springbok: 15°C — 29°C
Calvinia: 11°C — 27°C
Sutherland: 5°C — 25°C
Western Cape: Morning fog will affect the southwestern and southern coastal areas. The rest of the day will be fine with warm to hot conditions, though cooler in some pockets.
Coastal winds will vary throughout the day, beginning with a moderate to fresh north-easterly along the west coast before transitioning to a light to moderate south-easterly breeze.
Cape Town: 16°C — 29°C
Vredendal: 15°C — 34°C
Riversdale: 13°C — 30°C
George: 13°C — 25°C
Worcester: 12°C — 30°C
Beaufort West: 10°C — 28°C
Oudtshoorn: 11°C — 29°C
Eastern Cape: The province will remain fine and warm throughout the day, with evening fog making an appearance along the coast and adjacent interior regions. Coastal winds will range from light to moderate north-easterly.
Gqeberha: 16°C — 26°C
Makhanda: 15°C — 28°C
Cradock: 10°C — 26°C
Graaff-Reinet: 10°C — 27°C
East London: 17°C — 26°C
Port St Johns: 15°C — 24°C
Umtata: 11°C — 25°C
Komani: 10°C — 26°C
Qonce: 15°C — 28°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy and cool conditions dominate the day, with isolated morning showers along the coast.
Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, becoming strong south-westerly in the extreme north.
Durban: 18°C — 24°C
Richard's Bay: 18°C — 24°C
Pietermaritzburg: 11°C — 22°C
Ladysmith: 11°C — 21°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
