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Weather in Cape Town, South Africa
Get accurate, up-to-date weather information for Cape Town, including current conditions, hourly forecasts, and 6-day outlook. Plan your outdoor activities with reliable weather data and UV protection guidance.
Current Conditions
Temperature: 10.9°C
Feels like: 8.5°C
Description: Clear sky
Humidity: 92%
Wind: 11.9 km/h ↓ SSE
Moon Phase: 
Waxing Gibbous
Sun Protection for Cape Town Today
UV Index: 7 · High (now 0, today's peak 7)
Recommended: SPF 30-50 — Protection needed. SPF 30-50, hat and shade; reapply every 2 hours.
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☀️ Today’s outlook
Cool, clear. Peak UV 7 High — take cover up, seek shade & use broad-spectrum SPF 30-50, a warm layer.
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🌡️ Temperature through the day
▬ temperature ▔▔ feels like
📆 7-day outlook
Today
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24°/12°
💧 0%
BEST DAY
Sun
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29°/14°
💧 0%
Mon
🌤️
32°/15°
💧 2%
Tue
🌦️
32°/21°
💧 25%
Wed
🌦️
20°/15°
💧 24%
Thu
☁️
26°/15°
💧 4%
Fri
🌧️
19°/15°
💧 55%
🌫️ Air quality now
54
US AQI
Moderate
Acceptable; unusually sensitive people should watch for symptoms.
PM2.5 7.8 µg/m³ · PM10 9.5 µg/m³ · NO₂ 7
Air quality (PM2.5, PM10, US AQI): Open-Meteo / CAMS. Pollen shown where forecast data is available.
Hourly UV, temperature & 7-day data: Open-Meteo. This is general sun-safety guidance, not a personal safe-exposure time — UV damages skin before any visible sunburn, so protect from UV 3 upward (WHO/EPA UV Index guidance).
Today and Tomorrow's Forecast
TodayMorning Temperature: 12.9°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 13.0 km/h ↘ SSE AfternoonTemperature: 25.5°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 19.4 km/h ↓ SSE EveningTemperature: 19.2°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 18.7 km/h ↓ S |
TomorrowMorningTemperature: 17.3°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 10.1 km/h ↘ SE AfternoonTemperature: 31.1°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 16.2 km/h ↓ S EveningTemperature: 20.0°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 14.4 km/h ↓ SSE |
Cloud Cover Movement Over Southern Africa
Week's Weather Outlook
Seven days from today — forecast by met.no (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), updated Sat 06:05 SAST. Highs and lows are the day's hourly extremes; the icon and wind are the midday values.
Today, Sep 19
High: 26.0°C (rest of today) Low: 10.7°C Clear sky Wind: 19.4 km/h ↓ SSE Moon: |
Tomorrow, Sep 20
High: 31.1°C Low: 14.6°C Clear sky Wind: 16.2 km/h ↓ S Moon: |
Mon, Sep 21
High: 32.6°C Low: 15.3°C Clear sky Wind: 17.6 km/h ← WSW Moon: |
Tue, Sep 22
High: 30.7°C Low: 19.7°C Rain showers Wind: 10.1 km/h ← W Moon: |
Wed, Sep 23
High: 21.8°C Low: 15.2°C Cloudy Wind: 11.5 km/h ← W Moon: |
Thu, Sep 24
High: 30.4°C Low: 15.3°C Partly cloudy Wind: 4.3 km/h ↓ SSE Moon: |
Fri, Sep 25
High: 23.1°C Low: 15.0°C Rain Wind: 4.3 km/h ← WNW Moon: |
South African Temperature Maps
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Maximum Temperatures: South Africa
Live SA temperature maps generated from met.no (Norwegian Meteorological Institute) data, refreshed every few hours.
Storm & Rain around Cape Town
A ~220 × 240 km live panel: NOAA satellite rain rate in mm/h with contours, Meteosat-12 cloud tops and lightning, one frame every 10 minutes, one-hour loop. Latest frame Sat 19 Sep 05:30 SAST · heaviest rain in the panel 0.0 mm/h · no lightning within 30 km in the last five minutes.
No rain reported at Cape Town itself this hour (forecast model and satellite point estimate).
Storm arrivals (next 90 min) — from the 05:30 frame, positions advanced to 05:57. Experimental: storms grow, decay and turn. Official warnings: South African Weather Service.
No storm or rain cell is heading for Cape Town or its surrounds in the next 90 minutes — no storm or rain cells in the panel.
Nowcast — each storm cell's motion arrow and its projected outline 30 (solid) and 60 minutes (dotted) ahead.
Precipitation estimates: NOAA/NESDIS Enterprise Rain Rate (RRQPE). Cloud tops and lightning: EUMETSAT Meteosat-12. This panel shows observations, not warnings; official severe-weather warnings are issued by the South African Weather Service.
South Africa Live Storm & Rain Map
Live storm and rain map — NOAA satellite rain rate (mm/h), Meteosat-12 cloud tops and lightning, updated every 10 minutes, with a 60-minute storm nowcast and arrival times. Open the full map →
Weather & UV Protection
While checking the weather forecast is important for planning outdoor activities, it's also crucial to consider UV exposure, which can be high even on cloudy days. Here are some sun protection tips based on weather conditions:
- Sunny days: Use SPF 30-50+ sunscreen, wear a hat, sunglasses, and seek shade during peak hours (10am-4pm)
- Cloudy days: Up to 80% of UV radiation can penetrate cloud cover - continue to use SPF 30+ sunscreen
- Rainy days: UV rays can still reach you through clouds - apply sunscreen to exposed skin when outdoors
- Windy conditions: Wind can reduce the sensation of sun exposure, potentially leading to unexpected sunburn
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