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Weather in Polokwane, South Africa
Get accurate, up-to-date weather information for Polokwane, including current conditions, hourly forecasts, and 6-day outlook. Plan your outdoor activities with reliable weather data and UV protection guidance.
Current Conditions
Temperature: 9.5°C
Feels like: 6.0°C
Description: Partly cloudy
Humidity: 91%
Wind: 15.5 km/h → E
Moon Phase: 
Waning Gibbous
Sun Protection for Polokwane Today
UV Index: 3 · Moderate (now 0, today's peak 3)
Recommended: SPF 30+ — Take care around midday. Apply SPF 30+, wear a hat and sunglasses.
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🌤️ Today’s outlook
Cool, partly cloudy · a chance of rain. Peak UV 3 Moderate — take cover up, seek shade & use broad-spectrum SPF 30+, a warm layer.
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🌡️ Temperature through the day
▬ temperature ▔▔ feels like
📆 7-day outlook
Today
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16°/8°
💧 35%
Fri
☁️
19°/9°
💧 2%
Sat
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22°/8°
💧 0%
BEST DAY
Sun
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22°/11°
💧 55%
Mon
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20°/12°
💧 61%
Tue
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20°/13°
💧 65%
Wed
☁️
24°/13°
💧 44%
🌫️ Air quality now
25
US AQI
Good
Air quality is good — enjoy the outdoors.
PM2.5 7.3 µg/m³ · PM10 8.6 µg/m³ · NO₂ 4
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: 12.2°C Description: Cloudy Wind: 19.8 km/h → ESE Afternoon Temperature: 16.0°C Description: Rain showers Wind: 20.9 km/h → E Evening Temperature: 10.9°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 14.4 km/h → ENE |
TomorrowMorning Temperature: 10.7°C Description: Fair Wind: 6.5 km/h → ESE AfternoonTemperature: 18.0°C Description: Fair Wind: 9.0 km/h ↘ SSE EveningTemperature: 11.4°C Description: Clear sky Wind: 9.4 km/h ↗ NE |
Cloud Cover Movement Over Southern Africa
Week's Weather Outlook
Seven days from today — forecast by met.no (Norwegian Meteorological Institute), updated Thu 00:23 SAST. Highs and lows are the day's hourly extremes; the icon and wind are the midday values.
Today, Oct 1
High: 16.0°C (rest of today) Low: 7.9°C Rain showers Wind: 20.9 km/h → E Moon: |
Tomorrow, Oct 2
High: 18.0°C Low: 8.2°C Fair Wind: 9.0 km/h ↘ SSE Moon: |
Sat, Oct 3
High: 21.4°C Low: 8.2°C Partly cloudy Wind: 13.0 km/h ↓ S Moon: |
Sun, Oct 4
High: 22.5°C Low: 10.1°C Partly cloudy Wind: 9.4 km/h → E Moon: |
Mon, Oct 5
High: 17.8°C Low: 11.7°C Cloudy Wind: 13.3 km/h ↑ NNE Moon: |
Tue, Oct 6
High: 22.6°C Low: 11.8°C Fair Wind: 15.8 km/h ↖ WNW Moon: |
Wed, Oct 7
High: 25.8°C Low: 12.3°C Fair Wind: 3.2 km/h ↖ NW Moon: |
South African Temperature Maps
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Live SA temperature maps generated from met.no (Norwegian Meteorological Institute) data, refreshed every few hours.
Storm & Rain around Polokwane
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 Thu 01 Oct 00:30 SAST · heaviest rain in the panel 4.8 mm/h · no lightning within 30 km in the last five minutes.
Raining now at Polokwane: forecast model reports 0.0 mm this hour, satellite rain rate within ~3 km of the centre 0.9 mm/h (observations lag the map by ~25 min).
Storm arrivals (next 90 min) — from the 00:30 frame, positions advanced to 00:55. Experimental: storms grow, decay and turn. Official warnings: South African Weather Service.
- Polokwane — rain overhead now, trailing edge passing now
- Seshego — rain overhead now, trailing edge passing now
- Mokopane — rain 50 km away, moving SE at 18 km/h, arriving about 00:55
- Mankweng — rain 53 km away, moving SE at 18 km/h, arriving about 01:00
- Haenertsburg — rain 51 km away, moving E at 47 km/h, arriving about 01:51
- Lebowakgomo — rain 55 km away, moving SE at 18 km/h, arriving about 02:03
- Tzaneen — rain 74 km away, moving E at 47 km/h, arriving about 02:21
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
Check UV Levels & Sun Protection
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