WEATHER: Isolated showers and thundershowers expected in SA
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Wednesday, 25 January 2026.
Get daily updates on temperatures, winds and UVB levels, and see what the SA Weather Service predicts for the country.
Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
NIL
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
NIL
ADVISORIES
NIL
Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces
Gauteng
Gauteng can expect morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is High
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the eastern parts
Limpopo
In Limpopo, partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the north and eastern parts.
North West
North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect morning fog over the extreme north-eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.
Free State
In Free State, morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.
Northern Cape
The day will start with morning fog along the coast and in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but fine in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly in the morning, otherwise westerly to southwesterly.
Western Cape
Morning fog along the west coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but cloudy with a chance of light rain over the south-western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index is Very high
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Morning fog patches, otherwise, partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light to moderate westerly in the afternoon.
The Eastern half: The day will start partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.
KwaZulu-Natal
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but cool in the extreme south-west. Isolated showers and thundershowers can be expected. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Moderate
Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.