WEATHER TODAY: Upington 40°C and Kimberley 39°C as the heat wave holds
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A dry day across all nine provinces, with Upington the hottest at 40°C and a heat wave holding over North West, most of the Free State, southern Gauteng and the north-eastern Northern Cape. Veld fire warnings are in force from 08:00 to 18:59 for Pofadder, Springbok, Prince Albert, Calvinia, Beaufort West and Sutherland, with extremely high fire danger over the Northern Cape and parts of five other provinces. The coast is coolest, with George topping out at 22°C.
Weather warnings for Wednesday 11 November
SAWS has 1 weather warning in force for Wednesday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
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Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsWherePofadder, Springbok, Prince Albert, Calvinia + 6 moreWhenWed 08:00 to 18:59Areas: Pofadder, Springbok, Prince Albert, Calvinia, Beaufort West, Sutherland, Laingsburg, Graaff – Reinet, Burgersdorp, Cradock.- Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Northern Cape, the eastern parts of both North West and Free State, the north-eastern parts of the Western Cape, in places over the South-Western Bushveld in Limpopo as well as Dr Beyers Naude, Inxuba Yethemba and Walter Sisulu Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
- A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the North West province, and Free State except in the south-western parts, and southern parts of Gauteng, as well as the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape until Friday.
The moon tonight is a waxing crescent, about 6% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 22 March.
Weather today by province, Wednesday 11 November
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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 32°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingHeat wave conditions in the south, with Pretoria and Vereeniging at 33°C and Johannesburg and Soweto at 32°C under clear skies. Mornings start at 13°C to 15°C, and no rain is expected.Johannesburg todayClear32°13°0%NNW 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgClear13°32°0%NNW 5PretoriaClear15°33°0%NE 5SowetoClear14°32°0%NNW 5VereenigingClear15°33°0%NW 5Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesVeld fire warning from 08:00 to 18:59 for Prince Albert and Beaufort West, with extremely high fire danger in the north-east. Paarl reaches 28°C and Stellenbosch 26°C, while Cape Town (24°C) and George (22°C) stay cloudy.Cape Town todayCloudy24°16°0%WSW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownCloudy16°24°0%WSW 10StellenboschPartly cloudy11°26°0%WSW 10PaarlPartly cloudy13°28°0%WSW 10GeorgeCloudy12°22°0%SSW 10Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideWed 11 Nov10:00, 22:1804:05, 16:08Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 34°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloPartly cloudy and dry, with Mbombela and eMalahleni both at 31°C and Ermelo at 28°C after a 12°C start.Mbombela todayPartly cloudy31°15°0%SW 0 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaPartly cloudy15°31°0%SW 0eMalahleniPartly cloudy15°31°0%NNW 5ErmeloPartly cloudy12°28°0%NE 5Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaMusina is the hottest at 35°C and Polokwane reaches 34°C, with Tzaneen and Thohoyandou at 32°C. Extremely high fire danger in places over the South-Western Bushveld, and no rain.Polokwane todayPartly cloudy34°15°0%NNE 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwanePartly cloudy15°34°0%NNE 5TzaneenMostly clear17°32°0%E 5ThohoyandouMostly clear18°32°0%SE 5MusinaMostly clear19°35°0%E 10North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 36°C and Bloemfontein reaches 35°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpA heat wave keeps Mahikeng, Rustenburg and Klerksdorp at 36°C and Potchefstroom at 35°C. Extremely high fire danger in the east, with dry skies all day.Mahikeng todayMostly clear36°16°0%N 5 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengMostly clear16°36°0%N 5RustenburgPartly cloudy17°36°0%N 5PotchefstroomPartly cloudy15°35°0%NNW 5KlerksdorpMostly clear15°36°0%NNW 5Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadHeat wave conditions except in the south-west: Kroonstad 36°C, Bloemfontein 35°C and Bethlehem 32°C after a cool 10°C start. Fire danger is extremely high in the east.Bloemfontein todayMostly clear35°14°0%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinMostly clear14°35°0%NE 10BethlehemPartly cloudy10°32°0%NE 5KroonstadMostly clear15°36°0%NE 5Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 39°C, Gqeberha reaches 25°C and Durban reaches 27°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesUpington reaches 40°C, Kimberley 39°C and De Aar 37°C. A veld fire warning runs from 08:00 to 18:59 for Pofadder, Springbok, Calvinia and Sutherland, with heat wave conditions in the north-east.Kimberley todayMostly clear39°16°0%WSW 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyMostly clear16°39°0%WSW 10UpingtonMostly clear16°40°0%WSW 15SpringbokPartly cloudy20°33°0%SW 15De AarPartly cloudy17°37°0%W 15Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideWed 11 Nov09:17, 21:4103:24, 15:33Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesQueenstown heats up to 35°C and Mthatha 32°C, while Gqeberha (25°C) and East London (26°C) stay cloudy. Extremely high fire danger over Dr Beyers Naude, Inxuba Yethemba and Walter Sisulu.Gqeberha todayCloudy25°12°0%SW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaCloudy12°25°0%SW 15East LondonCloudy15°26°0%S 5MthathaPartly cloudy14°32°0%SSE 10QueenstownPartly cloudy13°35°0%ESE 10Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideWed 11 Nov10:12, 22:3504:19, 16:26Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideWed 11 Nov10:15, 22:3604:19, 16:25KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesClear and dry, with Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay and Newcastle at 33°C and Durban at a milder 27°C after a warm 19°C start.Durban todayMostly clear27°19°0%NE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanMostly clear19°27°0%NE 15PietermaritzburgMostly clear15°33°0%E 5Richards BayMostly clear18°33°0%N 5NewcastleMostly clear15°33°0%E 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideWed 11 Nov10:20, 22:4304:20, 16:29View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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