Maps partly based on data from the SA Weather Service

THURSDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west and thunderstorms in the east

By Staff Writer
Published: 19 November 2025 [updated 20 November]

This forecast is for: Thu 20 November 2025
The maps cover: Thu 20 Nov – Sat 22 Nov


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Very hot to extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over Kamiesberg Municipality (Northern Cape) and over the West Coast District (Western Cape) on Thursday and Friday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 1 warning severe thunderstorms resulting in localised wind, damage to infrastructure and settlements (formal and informal) and localised flooding in susceptible areas over the Highveld of Mpumalanga and the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-western parts of Western Cape and over the extreme western parts of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTH WEST
Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

THE FREE STATE
Morning patches in the east, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be fine in the west.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Early morning mist in places over the southern parts, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in the
western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, but light to moderate south-westerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in places in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but cloudy with light rain in the extreme east. Isolated showers and thunderstorms are expected in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly mid-morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/23°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/22°C

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

VRYBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/32°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/33°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/37°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine and windy.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable, but moderate southerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/22°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy from mid-morning.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly south-westerly mid-morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate south-easterly, becoming easterly to north-easterly towards evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/24°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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