24-07-2025
Friday's weather: Damaging waves south of Durban, cloudy, cool with some showers across SA
The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of damaging waves expected south of Durban, KwaZulu-Natal from Friday until Saturday night that could cause disruptions and navigational difficulties, while the rest of the country can expect cloudy and cool conditions with scattered showers.
Impact-based warnings
Damaging waves are expected south of Durban from Friday afternoon, posing risks such as difficulty in navigation, localised disruption of harbours/ports, and interruptions to beachfront activities. These conditions are expected to subside by Saturday midnight.
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 24-25 July 2025:
Partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. #saweatheroutlook #saws
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) July 24, 2025
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and cool but warm in the Lowveld. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected over the Highveld.
Mbombela: 09°C – 24°C
Ermelo: 03°C – 18°C
Emalahleni: 03°C – 19°C
Standerton: -1°C – 18°C
Skukuza: 09°C – 30°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west.
Polokwane: 05°C – 21°C
Phalaborwa: 12°C – 28°C
Tzaneen: 10°C – 26°C
Musina: 13°C – 27°C
Lephalale: 08°C – 25°C
Mokopane: 08°C – 23°C
North West: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. Expect windy conditions in places in the east during the afternoon.
Klerksdorp: 06°C – 20°C
Potchefstroom: 06°C – 20°C
Mahikeng: 06°C – 22°C
Rustenburg: 06°C – 21°C
Vryburg: 06°C – 23°C
Free State: Partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. Windy conditions will occur in places in the east.
Bloemfontein: 05°C – 19°C
Welkom: 07°C – 19°C
Bethlehem: 02°C – 16°C
Northern Cape: Morning fog patches over the south-western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. It will be cold in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly.
Upington: 08°C – 20°C
Kimberley: 08°C – 19°C
De Aar: 07°C – 15°C
Alexander Bay: 11°C – 20°C
Springbok: 06°C – 17°C
Calvinia: 05°C – 15°C
Sutherland: -2°C – 11°C
Western Cape: Cloudy and cold along the coast and nearby interior with light rain in the south-west during the morning, spreading along the south coast. Elsewhere, conditions will be partly cloudy and cool.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-westerly, becoming strong along the south coast.
Cape Town: 12°C – 15°C
Vredendal: 10°C – 18°C
Riversdale: 10°C – 14°C
George: 10°C – 13°C
Worcester: 07°C – 14°C
Beaufort West: 08°C – 14°C
Oudtshoorn: 07°C – 14°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cold with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. The wind along the coast will be strong south-westerly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.
Gqeberha: 14°C – 17°C
Makhanda: 11°C – 15°C
Cradock: 07°C – 15°C
Graaff-Reinet: 05°C – 14°C
East London: 15°C – 18°C
Port St Johns: 13°C – 20°C
Mthatha: 10°C – 18°C
Komani: 07°C – 15°C
Qonce: 12°C – 15°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be warm in the extreme northeast.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, but north-westerly in the north.
Durban: 14°C – 22°C
Richard's Bay: 13°C – 24°C
Pietermaritzburg: 07°C – 21°C
Ladysmith: 06°C – 22°C
* This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
