WEATHER TODAY: Limpopo heat wave, Musina 38°C and KZN thundershowers

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Weather for Thursday: Pretoria climbs to 33°C under clear skies, while Cape Town, Paarl and George could see slight rain with highs of 19°C to 21°C.

0 Weather Today South Africa for Thursday 22 October 2026. Visuals by PubgentIQ AI Limpopo's Western Bushveld is under a heat wave advisory, and Musina is the hottest place in the country at 38°C. A veld fire warning is in force from 09:00 to 18:59 for De Aar, Mahikeng, Rustenburg and Lichtenburg, with extremely high fire danger in parts of the north and west. Showers and thundershowers are possible in Durban and Richards Bay, with rain showers along the Eastern Cape coast and slight rain in the Western Cape.

SAWS has 2 weather warnings in force for Thursday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.

Moon tonightWaxing Gibbous86% litThe moon tonight is a waxing gibbous, about 86% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 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 31°C.

WSW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgClear14°31°0%WSW 10PretoriaClear14°33°0%WSW 10SowetoClear11°29°0%WSW 10VereenigingClear10°30°0%WSW 15Western CapeCape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesSlight rain is possible across the region, a 30% chance. Cape Town and George reach 19°C, Stellenbosch 20°C and Paarl 21°C.Cape Town todaySlight rain19°14°30%W 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownSlight rain14°19°30%W 10StellenboschSlight rain12°20°30%W 10PaarlSlight rain12°21°30%NW 5GeorgeSlight rain13°19°30%SW 10Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideThu 22 Oct06:37, 19:0900:40, 12:50Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 33°C and Polokwane reaches 35°C.

NE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaClear16°33°0%NE 5eMalahleniClear8°30°0%WSW 15ErmeloClear10°29°0%W 10LimpopoPolokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaA heat wave advisory covers the Western Bushveld, including Mokopane, Thabazimbi, Bela-Bela and Lephalale. Musina reaches 38°C, Tzaneen 37°C and Polokwane 35°C, with extremely high fire danger in places.Polokwane todayClear35°16°0%W 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwaneClear16°35°0%W 10TzaneenClear13°37°0%E 5ThohoyandouClear18°36°0%SSE 5MusinaClear19°38°0%ESE 5North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 31°C and Bloemfontein reaches 25°C.

SW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengMostly clear11°31°0%SW 15RustenburgMostly clear13°33°0%WSW 10PotchefstroomMostly clear9°31°0%SW 15KlerksdorpMostly clear11°31°0%SW 15Free StateBloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadMostly clear and dry, with Kroonstad the warmest at 28°C. Bloemfontein and Bethlehem reach 25°C after cool starts of 9°C and 8°C, and fire danger is extremely high in parts.Bloemfontein todayMostly clear25°9°0%WSW 20 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinMostly clear9°25°0%WSW 20BethlehemMostly clear8°25°0%WSW 15KroonstadMostly clear12°28°0%WSW 10Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 28°C, Gqeberha reaches 22°C and Durban reaches 25°C.

WSW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyMostly clear12°28°0%WSW 15UpingtonMostly clear13°28°0%S 10SpringbokClear11°24°0%SW 15De AarPartly cloudy11°26°0%WSW 20Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideThu 22 Oct06:00, 18:2612:09Eastern CapeGqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesRain showers are possible in Gqeberha, East London and Mthatha, a 30% chance. Gqeberha and Mthatha reach 22°C, East London 20°C, while Queenstown stays cloudy and dry at 21°C.Gqeberha todayRain showers22°14°30%WSW 25 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaRain showers14°22°30%WSW 25East LondonRain showers16°20°30%SW 15MthathaRain showers12°22°30%SSE 5QueenstownCloudy10°21°0%WSW 15Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideThu 22 Oct07:09, 19:4301:06, 13:23Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideThu 22 Oct07:13, 19:4501:13, 13:29KwaZulu-NatalDurban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesShowers and thundershowers are possible in Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Richards Bay, a 30% chance. Richards Bay reaches 31°C and Durban 25°C, while Newcastle stays dry at 32°C.Durban todayRain, storms25°18°30%SE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanRain, storms18°25°30%SE 10PietermaritzburgRain, storms11°25°30%ESE 10Richards BayRain, storms18°31°30%S 15NewcastlePartly cloudy13°32°0%W 15Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideThu 22 Oct07:16, 19:5001:16, 13:34View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast

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