Here is today’s weather by province: Widespread wet and cloudy conditions

Good morning from home. It is a wet and unsettled start to the week across much of South Africa this Monday. Rain is falling in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State and Northern Cape, while Gauteng and North West can expect showers and thundershowers. Durban, Polokwane and Mbombela stay cloudy or drizzly, and a brisk northeasterly wind of 30 km/h is stirring the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

Durban is the warmest at 27°C, while Bloemfontein wakes to a chilly 8°C, the coldest spot today. The Free State and Northern Cape see the heaviest rain with moderate falls. SAWS has issued weather advisories for Theewaterskloof, Kamiesberg, Khâi-Ma and Nama Khoi, so take care if you are in touch with loved ones there.

Warnings and Advisories

WarningIntermittent showers and thundershowers from Sunday until Monday… – Grabouw, Garies + more

AdviceImpact-Based Warnings: Yellow Level 4 Warning for Disruptive Rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements, major disruption of traffic flow are expected over the eastern Namakwa of the Northern Cape, the Central Karoo District of the Western Cape.

AdviceFire Danger Warnings: Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Western parts of the Waterberg District and the Blouberg municipality of Limpopo.

AdviceAdvisories: A Cut-off low pressure system developing west of the country, is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape provinces from Sunday into Monday (14/09/2026). The public and small stock farmers are advised that intermittent showers and thundershowers accompanied heavy downpours at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning, significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas, windy coastal and interior conditions as well as very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).

7-Day Forecast by Province

Gauteng

Johannesburg

25° / 10°

Today: Showers and Thundershowers · wind N 15 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 25° 10° N 15 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Rain showers 22° 13° WNW 10 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Mostly clear 26° 13° E 5 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 27° 14° NNE 10 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 23° 16° NNE 10 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 19° 13° NE 5 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Pretoria26°12°Soweto25°11°Vereeniging26°11°

Western Cape

Cape Town

18° / 14°

Today: Rain showers · wind N 20 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Rain showers 18° 14° N 20 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Slight rain 17° 14° NW 20 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Slight rain 16° 12° SE 15 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Partly cloudy 18° 11° SE 15 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Clear skies 20° 11° SE 10 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Partly cloudy 21° 11° SE 10 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Stellenbosch18°13°Paarl18°14°George19°14°

KwaZulu-Natal

Durban

27° / 21°

Today: Cloudy · wind NE 30 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Cloudy 27° 21° NE 30 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 24° 20° ESE 5 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Rain showers 23° 20° SW 15 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Rain showers 21° 19° SSW 15 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Rain showers 18° 17° S 15 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Rain showers 18° 16° SSW 5 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Pietermaritzburg30°17°Richards Bay28°16°Newcastle28°13°

Eastern Cape

Gqeberha

23° / 16°

Today: Rain showers · wind NNE 10 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Rain showers 23° 16° NNE 10 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Partly cloudy 21° 16° WNW 5 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Rain showers 17° 15° SW 10 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Rain showers 17° 13° SSE 5 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Rain showers 17° 14° ESE 10 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Slight rain 18° 14° E 10 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

East London25°17°Mthatha31°16°Queenstown26°15°

Free State

Bloemfontein

24° / 8°

Today: Moderate rain · wind NW 20 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Moderate rain 24° 8° NW 20 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Slight rain 20° 9° W 10 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Mostly clear 23° 9° WSW 5 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 25° 10° ENE 5 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 22° 12° ENE 5 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 18° 9° ENE 5 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Bethlehem26°6°Kroonstad27°11°

Limpopo

Polokwane

24° / 12°

Today: Cloudy · wind NE 15 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Cloudy 24° 12° NE 15 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Rain showers 27° 14° NNW 10 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Mostly clear 28° 14° ENE 10 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 28° 16° ENE 10 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 23° 15° ENE 15 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 20° 13° ENE 10 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Tzaneen25°12°Thohoyandou27°14°Musina29°16°

Mpumalanga

Mbombela

24° / 14°

Today: Drizzle · wind NE 10 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Drizzle 24° 14° NE 10 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Rain showers 27° 14° NE 10 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Mostly clear 29° 14° ENE 5 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Drizzle 27° 15° E 5 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Slight rain 20° 15° E 5 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 18° 13° SW 0 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

eMalahleni24°14°Ermelo23°11°

North West

Mahikeng

26° / 12°

Today: Showers and Thundershowers · wind NNE 20 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 26° 12° NNE 20 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Mostly clear 24° 12° W 5 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Clear skies 27° 12° E 5 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 29° 13° NE 5 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 26° 16° NNE 10 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 22° 13° NE 10 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Rustenburg29°13°Potchefstroom27°12°Klerksdorp27°11°

Northern Cape

Kimberley

22° / 15°

Today: Moderate rain · wind WNW 15 km/h
Day Conditions High / Low Wind
Mon 14 Sep Moderate rain 22° 15° WNW 15 km/h
Tue 15 Sep Partly cloudy 20° 10° W 10 km/h
Wed 16 Sep Mostly clear 24° 10° ESE 5 km/h
Thu 17 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 25° 12° SSE 10 km/h
Fri 18 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 23° 12° SE 10 km/h
Sat 19 Sep Showers and Thundershowers 20° 10° ESE 10 km/h
Sun 20 Sep High level clouds n/a° n/a° n/a n/a km/h

Around the province

Upington19°16°Springbok14°11°De Aar19°14°

Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za) processed with the help of AI tools

Thandi Mokoena
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Author: Thandi Mokoena

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