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WEATHER: Severe storms with heavy rain to hit FIVE provinces TODAY
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Thursday, February 5, 2026
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces. Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa. Weather conditions and UVB forecast Gauteng Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm but ho...
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces.
Your daily weather, UVB forecast and temperature updates around South Africa.
Weather conditions and UVB forecast
Gauteng
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Gauteng rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 18 178 square kilometres.
Where does Gauteng rank in population among South Africa’s provinces?
Gauteng is the biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 16 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Gauteng?
The administrative capital of the province is Johannesburg, which is situated at 25°44′46″S 28°11′17″E.
Mpumalanga
Temperature: Morning fog in places over the Highveld and escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Mpumalanga rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the second smallest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 76 495 square kilometres.
Where does Mpumalanga rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Mpumalanga is the sixth most populous, with an estimated 4.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Mpumalanga?
The capital and largest city in the province is Mbombela (formerly known as Nelspruit), which is situated at 25°27′57″S 30°59′07″E.
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Limpopo
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does Limpopo rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 125 754 square kilometres.
Where does Limpopo rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
Limpopo is the fifth most populous, with an estimated 5.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of Limpopo?
The capital and largest city in the province is Polokwane, which is situated at 23°54′00″S 29°27′00″E.
North West
Temperature: Fine in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the North West rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the sixth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 104 882 square kilometres.
Where does the North West rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The North West is the seventh most populous, with an estimated 4.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the North West?
Its capital is Mahikeng (formerly known as Mafikeng), which is situated at 25°51′56″S 25°38′37″E.
Free State
Temperature: Fine in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south-west, where it will be windy.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Free State rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the third largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 825 square kilometres.
Where does the Free State rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Free State is the second smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 2.9 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Free State?
Formerly known as the Orange Free State, its capital and biggest city is Bloemfontein, South Africa’s judicial capital. It is situated at 29°07′S 26°13′E.
Northern Cape
Temperature: Cloudy in the west with morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the east. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected over the interior, but scattered in the south-east.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly from late afternoon.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Northern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 372 889 square kilometres.
Where does the Northern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Northern Cape is the smallest in terms of population, with an estimated 1.3 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Northern Cape?
Its capital is Kimberley, which is situated at 28°44′18″S 24°45′50″E.
Western Cape
Temperature: Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the central and eastern parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light easterly along the south coast in the morning where it will become moderate to fresh south-westerly from the afternoon, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Western Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the fourth largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 129 449 square kilometres.
Where does the Western Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Western Cape is the third most populous, with an estimated 7.2 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Western Cape?
The capital city is Cape Town, which is situated at 33°55′31″S 18°25′26″E.
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy and warm to hot with widespread showers and thundershowers, but scattered along the coast.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate north-easterly from late morning, but moderate to fresh south-westerly from the west from late afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread over the interior.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.
DID YOU KNOW
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the second largest of South Africa’s nine provinces at 168 966 square kilometres.
Where does the Eastern Cape rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
The Eastern Cape is the fourth biggest in terms of population, with an estimated 6.7 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of the Eastern Cape?
Its capital is Bhisho, which is situated at 32°50′58″S 27°26′17″E.
KwaZulu-Natal
Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the south.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High
DID YOU KNOW
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the seventh largest of South Africa’s nine provinces, with an area of 94 361 square kilometres.
Where does KwaZulu-Natal rank in population size among South Africa’s provinces?
KwaZulu-Natal is the second most populous, with an estimated 11.5 million inhabitants as per the most recent census in 2020.
What is the capital of KwaZulu-Natal?
The capital city is Pietermaritzburg, which is situated at 29°37′S 30°23′E.
WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
A. Yellow level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail, leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low- lying areas and bridges, and damage to infrastructure and settlements, are expected over the extreme south-east of Northern Cape, south-western parts of Free State, south-eastern parts of Western Cape, parts of Eastern Cape, and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
ADVISORIES
Hot and humid weather will result in very uncomfortable conditions in places along the coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape, as well as over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, where the conditions will persist until Friday (06/02/2026). 2. A Heat Wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, until Friday (06/02/2026).
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service
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