Maps partly based on data from the SA Weather Service

FRIDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall over the central part of SA with warnings for severe thunderstorms and damaging waves

By Staff Writer
Published: 11 December 2025 [updated 12 December]

This forecast is for: Fri 12 December 2025
The maps cover: Fri 12 Dec – Fri 12 Dec


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Rain is possible over most of the country on Friday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 5 warning severe thunderstorms leading to flooding of roads, low-lying areas, bridges and roads, as well as damage to settlements or structures over populated area (urban or rural villages) are expected over the interior of Northern Cape, western parts of the Free State and North-West.

B. level 2 warning severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements and low-lying bridges/areas are expected over the eastern and northern parts of Northern Cape, central and western parts of Free State, the western parts of the North-West as well as the central and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.

C. level 1 warning severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads are expected in the extreme south of KwaZulu-Natal.

D. level 2 warning damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and localised disruption to beachfront activities, are expected between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas from Friday evening, spreading to Plettenberg Bay on Saturday (not indicated on the map).

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the southern Namakwa District of the Northern Cape, the Central and Little Karoo and Swellendam municipality of the Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy in the south in the morning, becoming partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy with morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the Lowveld, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy with morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in the Limpopo Valley, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy, windy and warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers but isolated over the eastern parts.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the eastern parts.

6.NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy with isolated morning showers and rain in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated to scattered in the places in the east and central. It will become cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the evening with chances of light rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the east at first with isolated morning showers and thundershowers in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot. It will be cloudy and cool in the west with isolated to scattered showers and rain from the afternoon spreading along the south coast and adjacent interior in the evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly but fresh to strong along the south-west coast becoming light south-westerly from the afternoon but fresh to strong in places along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly becoming north-easterly in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south but scattered in the extreme south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the south from the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/28°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy and windy, with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy and windy, with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy, with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy, with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/22°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly, becoming light to moderate westerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/21°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the evening with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly becoming light south-easterly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly becoming north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/25°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/32°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/34°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/34°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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