WEATHER: Showers in Cape Town on Wednesday, scattered thunderstorms for Johannesburg, Pretoria
Kabous Le Roux
24 March 2026 | 5:35Showers hit Cape Town early on Wednesday, while Johannesburg and Pretoria face scattered thunderstorms and warm conditions.

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Cape Town is set for a cool and cloudy Wednesday, with a high of 22°C, according to AccuWeather.
A couple of morning showers are expected, with a 76% chance of precipitation and around 3.1mm of rain forecast. Conditions will remain mostly cloudy throughout the day, with cloud cover at 80%.
Winds will be moderate north-westerlies at 15km/h, with gusts reaching 37km/h.
By night, temperatures will drop to 14°C. Skies will be partly cloudy, with almost no chance of rain.
Johannesburg can expect mostly cloudy conditions with isolated thunderstorms on Wednesday.
The high will reach 24°C, with a 55% chance of rain and possible thunderstorms in one or two areas. Rainfall is expected to total around 2.1mm.
Winds will be light north-westerlies at 9km/h, with gusts up to 24km/h.
In the evening, temperatures will dip to 13°C. There is still a chance of a thunderstorm early in the night before conditions clear.
Pretoria will be the warmest of the three cities, with a high of 27°C.
A thunderstorm is expected in parts of the city during the morning, followed by variable cloudiness. Rainfall is forecast at around 1.0mm, with a 55% chance of precipitation.
Expect light northerly winds at 9km/h.
At night, temperatures will ease to 16°C. A thunderstorm remains possible in the evening, before skies turn mainly clear.
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