WEATHER TODAY: Cradock heat wave from midday, Upington peaks at 39°C
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A hot, dry and mostly clear Thursday for most of the country, with Springbok at 35°C, De Aar at 34°C and extremely high veld fire danger over Kamiesberg and Matzikama. The only rain chance is in KwaZulu-Natal, where Richards Bay and Newcastle have a 30% chance of slight rain.
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Weather warnings for Thursday 29 October
SAWS has 1 weather warning in force for Thursday, the highest warning advisory for weather advisory. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
Warning AdvisoryWeather AdvisoryWhereCradockWhenThu 12:00 to 23:59Areas: Cradock.- Heat cramps and fainting
- Heat stroke
- Affect sleeping patterns and contribute to irritability
- Extremely high veld fire conditions are expected over Kamiesberg local municipality in the Northern Cape and Matzikama local municipality in the Western Cape.
- A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Inxuba Yethemba local municipality of the Eastern Cape, until Saturday (31/10/2026).
The moon tonight is a waning gibbous, about 83% lit, and the next new moon is on Monday 9 November.
Weather today by province, Thursday 29 October
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Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 27°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingMostly clear and dry, with no chance of rain. Vereeniging reaches 30°C and Pretoria 29°C, while Johannesburg and Soweto climb to 27°C after a cool 8°C and 10°C start.Johannesburg todayMostly clear27°8°0%NNE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgMostly clear8°27°0%NNE 5PretoriaMostly clear13°29°0%ENE 10SowetoMostly clear10°27°0%NNE 5VereenigingMostly clear11°30°0%NNE 5Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesExtremely high veld fire danger over Matzikama. Paarl reaches 33°C and Stellenbosch 31°C under clear skies, Cape Town 29°C with some cloud and George 25°C, with no rain.Cape Town todayPartly cloudy29°15°0%SSE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownPartly cloudy15°29°0%SSE 15StellenboschClear11°31°0%SE 10PaarlClear13°33°0%SE 5GeorgePartly cloudy13°25°0%SE 10Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideThu 29 Oct10:58, 23:2704:58, 17:11Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 22°C and Polokwane reaches 22°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloDry with cloud over the east and the highveld. eMalahleni is mostly clear at 26°C, Mbombela stays cloudy between 17°C and 22°C, and Ermelo tops out at 22°C.Mbombela todayCloudy22°17°0%ENE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaCloudy17°22°0%ENE 5eMalahleniMostly clear10°26°0%NE 5ErmeloCloudy10°22°0%ENE 5Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaCloudy in the north and east but dry everywhere. Musina is the warmest at 29°C, Thohoyandou reaches 26°C, Tzaneen 23°C and Polokwane a mild 22°C under mostly clear skies.Polokwane todayMostly clear22°15°0%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwaneMostly clear15°22°0%NE 10TzaneenCloudy13°23°0%E 10ThohoyandouCloudy17°26°0%SE 10MusinaCloudy18°29°0%ESE 15North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 33°C and Bloemfontein reaches 31°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpA hot, mostly clear day with no rain. Mahikeng peaks at 33°C, while Rustenburg, Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp all reach 32°C after lows of 12°C to 15°C.Mahikeng todayMostly clear33°13°0%NNE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengMostly clear13°33°0%NNE 10RustenburgMostly clear15°32°0%NE 5PotchefstroomMostly clear12°32°0%N 10KlerksdorpMostly clear13°32°0%N 5Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadSunny and dry after a cool start. Kroonstad heats up to 33°C and Bloemfontein to 31°C from a low of 9°C, while Bethlehem goes from 8°C to 29°C.Bloemfontein todayMostly clear31°9°0%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinMostly clear9°31°0%NE 10BethlehemMostly clear8°29°0%ENE 5KroonstadMostly clear10°33°0%NE 5Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 33°C, Gqeberha reaches 25°C and Durban reaches 24°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesExtremely high veld fire conditions in Kamiesberg. Upington is the hottest at 39°C, Springbok 35°C under clear skies, De Aar 34°C and Kimberley 33°C, all dry.Kimberley todayMostly clear33°13°0%ENE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyMostly clear13°33°0%ENE 10UpingtonMostly clear13°39°0%ENE 5SpringbokClear19°35°0%SSW 10De AarMostly clear15°34°0%E 5Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideThu 29 Oct10:17, 22:4704:21, 16:38Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesA heat wave advisory holds for Inxuba Yethemba until Saturday, with a weather advisory for Cradock from 12:00. Queenstown reaches 29°C, Mthatha 27°C, Gqeberha 25°C and East London 24°C.Gqeberha todayPartly cloudy25°14°0%E 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaPartly cloudy14°25°0%E 15East LondonPartly cloudy15°24°0%ENE 20MthathaPartly cloudy12°27°0%NNE 5QueenstownHigh cloud11°29°0%ESE 5Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideThu 29 Oct11:08, 23:3705:11, 17:25Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideThu 29 Oct11:11, 23:3905:11, 17:26KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesRichards Bay and Newcastle have a 30% chance of slight rain, with highs of 27°C and 26°C. Durban and Pietermaritzburg are partly cloudy and dry at 24°C.Durban todayPartly cloudy24°16°0%ENE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanPartly cloudy16°24°0%ENE 15PietermaritzburgPartly cloudy13°24°0%E 10Richards BaySlight rain16°27°30%E 10NewcastleSlight rain10°26°30%E 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideThu 29 Oct11:14, 23:4005:10, 17:24View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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