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The hottest temperatures are expected in Upington (37°C) and Kimberley (35°C). Multiple Limpopo towns are expected to reach 33°C, and the coolest conditions are expected along the Eastern Cape coast.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms and possible flooding in several parts of the country on Boxing Day, except for the western regions, which are bracing themselves for hot to very hot conditions.
Impact-based warnings
A yellow Level 2 warning was issued for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, leading to flooding of susceptible roads, settlements, and low-lying bridges/areas, excessive lightning, and large amounts of small hail in Gauteng, the eastern part of the Free State, the southern part of Limpopo, places over the North West, the Highveld, and the escarpment of Mpumalanga.
Weather outlook for Friday & Saturday, 26 - 27 December 2025.
Fine and hot to very hot in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to cool, with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible over the central & eastern parts of RSA from the afternoon pic.twitter.com/FEbYCFVJYh
In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that a higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation. The 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
Gauteng: Morning fog patches are expected in the southern areas. Cloudy at first, then partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers throughout the day. Stay alert for sudden weather changes.
Pretoria: 17°C - 29°C
Johannesburg: 16°C - 28°C
Vereeniging: 16°C - 28°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. Isolated storms expected in the Lowveld. Escarpment and Highveld areas under severe thunderstorm warning.
Mbombela: 17°C - 30°C
Ermelo: 15°C - 28°C
Emalahleni: 16°C - 28°C
Standerton: 14°C - 26°C
Skukuza: 20°C - 33°C
Limpopo: Cloudy at first, then partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers. South-central parts under severe thunderstorm warning with scattered storm activity expected.
Polokwane: 16°C - 28°C
Phalaborwa: 21°C - 33°C
Tzaneen: 16°C - 31°C
Musina: 21°C - 33°C
Lephalale: 22°C - 33°C
Mokopane: 17°C - 33°C
North West: Fine and warm to hot initially, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers, though isolated in the north-east. Some areas under thunderstorm warning.
Klerksdorp: 18°C - 31°C
Potchefstroom: 17°C - 30°C
Mahikeng: 18°C - 30°C
Rustenburg: 18°C - 30°C
Vryburg: 19°C - 31°C
Free State: Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except over extreme western parts. Eastern areas under severe thunderstorm warning.
Bloemfontein: 17°C - 32°C
Welkom: 19°C - 32°C
Bethlehem: 14°C - 28°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy with fog over the western parts in the morning where temperatures will be warm. Otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in east and central parts. Isolated showers and thundershowers possible in the north east. Coastal winds light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Upington: 22°C - 37°C
Kimberley: 20°C - 35°C
De Aar: 16°C - 32°C
Alexander Bay: 16°C - 24°C
Springbok: 14°C - 29°C
Calvinia: 14°C - 31°C
Sutherland: 12°C - 29°C
Western Cape: Cloudy with fog along the west coast and cool with light rain along the south coast in the morning. Otherwise fine and warm to hot conditions. Coastal winds moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, but strong along the south-west coast.
Cape Town: 18°C - 29°C
Vredendal: 14°C - 29°C
Riversdale: 18°C - 26°C
George: 16°C - 22°C
Worcester: 18°C - 31°C
Beaufort West: 16°C - 30°C
Oudtshoorn: 15°C - 29°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers, becoming scattered along the coast. Partly cloudy and warm developing in northern areas. Coastal winds moderate south-easterly to easterly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in northern areas. Coastal winds moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly.
Gqeberha: 17°C - 22°C
Makhanda: 14°C - 20°C
Cradock: 13°C - 27°C
Graaff-Reinet: 13°C - 26°C
East London: 18°C - 21°C
Port St Johns: 16°C - 22°C
Mthatha: 12°C - 22°C
Komani: 12°C - 24°C
Qonce: 14°C - 21°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the central and western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy from the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers developing. Coastal winds light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, but easterly to north-easterly in the south, becoming south-easterly from midday.
Durban: 20°C - 25°C
Richard’s Bay: 19°C - 27°C
Pietermaritzburg: 14°C - 24°C
Ladysmith: 16°C - 31°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
