Take a detailed look at what the weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces this Friday, 4 September 2026.
Struggling to decide what to wear? Here’s what today’s weather has in store for South Africa’s nine provinces**.**
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Temperature: Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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.
Temperature: Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy from the south in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south-west. It will be warm, but hot in places in the Lowveld.
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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Temperature: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming cloudy from the west in the afternoon.
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.
Temperature: Cloudy, windy and cool to warm, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.
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.
Temperature: Cloudy, windy and cold to cool, with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.
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.
Temperature: Partly cloudy in the west where it will be cloudy at first with isolated showers and thundershowers over the western interior in the morning, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.
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.
Temperature: Cloudy to and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain over the central and eastern parts in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the west in the afternoon.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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.
The Western half: Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated along the coast and adjacent interior. It will become partly cloudy in places from the afternoon.
The Western half – wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh south-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh easterly from late morning.
The Eastern half: Cloudy and cold with widespread showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west. Light snowfall can be expected over the extreme north-eastern escarpment.
The Eastern half-wind: The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.
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.
Temperature: Partly cloudy to cloudy and cold to cool but warm in the north-east. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected in the west and south, otherwise scattered.
Wind: The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low
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.
A. Orange Level 5 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms leading to flooding of settlements (formal/informal), roads and bridges, wind and hail damages to structures, falling trees and disruption to municipal services due excessive lightning, are expected over the east-central parts of the Northern Cape.
B. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms leading to localized flooding of susceptible low-lying areas, roads and bridges, and wind and hail damages to structures, falling trees and disruption to municipal services due to excessive lightning, are expected over the central and eastern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of Free State, the extreme western parts of North West, as well as the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
C. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging Winds leading to interruptions to power, communication and/or other utilities and services, damage to settlement, injuries and danger to life from flying debris, problems for high-sided vehicles on prone routes due to cross winds, are expected over the western parts of Northern Cape, the central and north-eastern parts of Western Cape, as well as most parts of KwaZulu-Natal with the exception of the south-west.
D. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging Wind And Waves leading to disruption of ports/harbours and danger to navigation at sea are expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay.
E. Yellow Level 4 Warning: Damaging Winds leading to disruption of ports/harbours and danger to navigation at sea are expected along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
F. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Waves leading to disruption of ports/harbours and danger to navigation at sea are expected along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal.
G. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Winds leading to damages to temporary structures, settlements, transport routes and travel services affected by wind, are expected over the western and southern parts of Western Cape, north-western interior of Eastern Cape, as well as the southern and central parts of Mpumalanga.
H. Yellow Level2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms leading to localized wind and hail damages to structures, falling trees and disruption to municipal services due to excessive lightning, are expected over the eastern parts of free state, central and eastern parts of North-West, southern parts of Gauteng, and the south-western parts of Mpumalanga.
I. Yellow Level 2 Warning: Disruptive Rainfall leading to localised flooding of settlements, roads, low lying areas and bridges is expected over the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape.
1. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the eastern eastern parts of both Free State and North West, as well as the central and northern parts of Limpopo.
1. Wet and windy conditions are expected over most parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
2. Very cold conditions are expected in places over Chris Hani and Joe Gqabi district municipalities of the Eastern Cape.
3. Very cold, wet and windy conditions can be expected in places over the Namakwa (Northern Cape) and the interior of the Western Cape.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service
