By Staff Writer
Published: 24 October 2025 [updated 25 October]
This forecast is for: Sat 25 October 2025
The maps cover: Sat 25 Oct – Mon 27 Oct
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Fine in the western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to but very hot to extremely hot in places, with isolated to scattered showers and rain in the south and central parts but widespread along the south-east coast on Sunday.
It will be cold along the east and south coast of South Africa.
Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over eastern parts of Northern Cape, southern parts of North West, in places over Free State, north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and south-west parts of Gauteng as well as the southern parts of Limpopo.
Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:
GAUTENG
Fine and warm but hot in the north.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm to hot and but very hot in the Lowveld.
LIMPOPO
Fine and warm to hot and but very hot in the Limpopo Valley and Lowveld.
NORTH-WEST
Fine in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme west.
THE FREE STATE
Fine in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme south-west.
THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy over the eastern parts with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east, otherwise fine and cool to warm but cold in the extreme south-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.
THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain over the southern and south-western parts. It will be cloudy and cold along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cold in the south-west, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered showers and rain in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places.
THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places from the afternoon.
KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in places in the north. It will become partly cloudy in the south and south-west by afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming moderate south-westerly from the south by late morning, spreading to the north by evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:
PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/31°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/30°C
VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/31°C
MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/33°C
POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/30°C
MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/33°C
VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/33°C
BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/31°C
SUTHERLAND
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/17°C
CALVINIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/19°C
KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C
UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/30°C
CERES
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/20°C
CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly to southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/19°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/17°C
GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C
EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C
DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/34°C
PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/35°C
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