Maps partly based on data from the SA Weather Service

WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain or thunderstorms in the east and the south coast

By Staff Writer
Published: 2 December 2025

This forecast is for: Wed 03 December 2025
The maps cover: Wed 03 Dec – Wed 03 Dec


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It will be cooler in some parts of the country on Wednesday.

Partly cloudy and cool conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of South Africa on Wednesday with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

Hot to very hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Kamiesberg local municipality in the Northern Cape, as well as over the west coast district in the Western Cape until Thursday, but only on Thursday over the Cape Winelands, Little Karoo, as well as western parts of central Karoo district.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. level 2 warning severe thunderstorms leading to localised damages to infrastructure, property, vehicles, and injuries (livelihood and livestock) due to hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours and excessive lightning, over the eastern North West, Gauteng, western Mpumalanga and south-western regions of Limpopo.

B: level 1 warning severe thunderstorms leading to localised damages to infrastructure, property, vehicles, and injuries (livelihood and livestock) due to hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours and excessive lightning, over the north-eastern regions of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north central parts of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.

NORTH WEST
Partly cloudy and hot with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers from early afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east where it will be cloudy, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the extreme east, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in the north central. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain over the extreme south-eastern parts in the morning, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but cool to warm in places over the southern parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, becoming fresh easterly to north-easterly along the south-coast in the evening.

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

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with a 30% chance of light rain south of the escarpment, but cloudy along the wild coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy in the extreme west, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/24°C

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

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/25°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/26°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers from early afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/32°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/32°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/32°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly, becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy in the morning with a 30% chance of light rain, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/20°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with a 30% chance of morning light rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/19°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/21°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum 15/18°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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