Monday&#x2019s weather: Rain in 5 provinces, fine, warm with cloudy conditions elsewhere

Rain can be expected in some parts across five provinces.

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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of damaging coastal winds and waves between the Western Cape and Eastern Cape with rain expected in four other provinces while fine and warm conditions are expected in Gauteng,Mpumalanga,Limpopo and the North West.

Impact-based warnings:

Weather forecast for today & tomorrow,21 - 22 September 2025.

Partly cloudy & warm to cool conditions are expected,with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers over the central & eastern parts of the country. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/Gt9tm3iCKN

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) September 21,2025

Yellow Level 2: Damaging interior winds in areas between Plettenberg Bay and Gqeberha could cause damage to temporary structures,disrupt small harbours/ports,and lead to traffic delays.

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In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system,yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness,while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected,requiring increased attention and preparation. SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high,and Level 4 is low.

The weather in your province

Pretoria: 16°C - 30°C

Johannesburg: 12°C - 28°C

Vereeniging: 12°C - 27°C

Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy in the south,otherwise fine and warm.

Mbombela: 15°C - 31°C

Ermelo: 13°C - 28°C

Emalahleni: 14°C - 28°C

Standerton: 14°C - 27°C

Skukuza: 19°C - 35°C

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Limpopo: Fine and warm,with hotter conditions in the northern areas.

Polokwane: 15°C - 30°C

Phalaborwa: 19°C - 35°C

Tzaneen: 15°C - 31°C

Musina: 19°C - 34°C

Lephalale: 19°C - 32°C

Mokopane: 15°C - 30°C

North West: Fine and warm to hot throughout.

Klerksdorp: 16°C - 30°C

Potchefstroom: 15°C - 30°C

Mahikeng: 17°C - 30°C

Rustenburg: 17°C - 31°C

Vryburg: 13°C - 31°C

Free State: Partly cloudy with wind,cool to warm,and isolated showers or thundershowers possible in the southern region.

Bloemfontein: 14°C - 23°C

Welkom: 15°C - 27°C

Bethlehem: 10°C - 25°C

Northern Cape: Fine weather in western parts,partly cloudy elsewhere. Cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. Coastal winds will be moderate southerly to south-easterly,becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly in the afternoon.

Upington: 13°C - 24°C

Kimberley: 16°C - 25°C

De Aar: 11°C - 20°C

Alexander Bay: 10°C - 22°C

Springbok: 9°C - 20°C

Calvinia: 7°C - 19°C

Sutherland: 1°C - 16°C

Western Cape: Partly cloudy and cool,with isolated to scattered showers in the morning over the western and southern zones,clearing towards the evening. Moderate to fresh south-westerly to westerly,with strong winds along the south coast early in the morning. It turns moderate south-easterly along the west coast in the evening.

Cape Town: 12°C - 20°C

Vredendal: 10°C - 22°C

Riversdale: 11°C - 20°C

George: 12°C - 19°C

Worcester: 10°C - 20°C

Beaufort West: 11°C - 19°C

Oudtshoorn: 9°C - 22°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy,windy,and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in southern and eastern regions,clearing by late afternoon. Moderate to fresh north-easterly early morning east of Algoa Bay. Otherwise,expect fresh to strong south-westerly winds,reaching gale force until evening.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy,and cool,becoming warm south of the escarpment. Isolated showers and thundershowers will occur. Morning winds will be moderate to fresh north-easterly in places. Fresh to strong south-westerly winds will pick up,reaching gale force in southern areas in the afternoon.

Gqeberha: 15°C - 20°C

Makhanda: 10°C - 19°C

Cradock: 11°C - 20°C

Graaff-Reinet: 9°C - 20°C

East London: 16°C - 24°C

Port St Johns: 18°C - 26°C

Mthatha: 13°C - 27°C

Komani: 12°C - 21°C

Qonce: 13°C - 22°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the interior,followed by partly cloudy weather. Warm to hot conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds will start moderate to fresh north-easterly but will shift to fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly,spreading northwards from late morning into the afternoon.

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Durban: 18°C - 31°C

Richard’s Bay: 21°C - 35°C

Pietermaritzburg: 16°C - 31°C

Ladysmith: 16°C - 32°C

*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.