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Clear but hazy with cirrus
Clear with few low clouds and cirrus
Mixed with showers
Partly cloudy and cirrus
Overcast with light rain
Overcast with light rain
Overcast with rain
Overcast with light rain
Temperature (°F)
50°
50°
52°
56°
56°
55°
56°
56°
Temperature felt (°F)
45°
44°
44°
47°
46°
45°
46°
47°
Wind direction
N
N
N
N
N
N
N
NNW
Wind speed (mph)
N
7-15
7-15
N
9-21
9-21
N
13-26
13-26
N
17-29
17-29
N
18-31
18-31
N
18-33
18-33
N
18-34
18-34
NNW
19-35
19-35
Precipitation (in/3h)
-
0%
-
-
0%
-
< 0.04 in
25%
< 0.04
-
10%
-
< 0.04 in
75%
< 0.04
0.04 in
85%
0.04
0.10 in
100%
0.10
< 0.04 in
100%
< 0.04
Precipitation probability
0%
0%
25%
10%
75%
85%
100%
100%
Precipitation hourly

00:00 to 01:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

01:00 to 02:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

02:00 to 03:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

03:00 to 04:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

04:00 to 05:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

05:00 to 06:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

06:00 to 07:00:
25% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.01″ are predicted by our local models.

07:00 to 08:00:
25% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.01″ are predicted by our local models.

08:00 to 09:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

09:00 to 10:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

10:00 to 11:00:
0% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

11:00 to 12:00:
10% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

12:00 to 13:00:
25% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

13:00 to 14:00:
30% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.02″ are predicted by our local models.

14:00 to 15:00:
75% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.01″ are predicted by our local models.

15:00 to 16:00:
70% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

16:00 to 17:00:
75% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.02″ are predicted by our local models.

17:00 to 18:00:
80% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.02″ are predicted by our local models.

18:00 to 19:00:
90% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.04″ are predicted by our local models.

19:00 to 20:00:
100% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.04″ are predicted by our local models.

20:00 to 21:00:
100% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.03″ are predicted by our local models.

21:00 to 22:00:
100% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.01″ are predicted by our local models.

22:00 to 23:00:
85% chance of precipitation in the area.
0″ are predicted by our local models.

23:00 to 00:00:
100% chance of precipitation in the area.
0.02″ are predicted by our local models.

rainSPOT Precipitation distribution within 30 km
Sea/surf forecast
Significant wave height (m)
1.8
2
2.3
2.7
3.2
3.7
4.2
4.5
Significant wave direction in which the waves move
Water temperature (°F)
58°
58°
58°
57°
57°
57°
57°
57°
Sea/surf forecast
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Weather report for Cape Town

Until noon the weather is changing with a mix of clear and cloudy skies and a chance of showers. In the afternoon rainfall becomes more steady as more clouds move in. Almost no sunshine can be expected. The chance of precipitation is extremely high, exceeding 95%. Temperature highs are likely to reach 56 °F. Overnight into Wednesday a gentle breeze is expected (8 to 12 mph). Early in the day expect a moderate breeze (12 to 18 mph). In the afternoon blows a fresh breeze (18 to 25 mph). Gusts to 34 mph are possible. Winds blowing from North. The weather forecast for Cape Town for Wednesday is likely to be accurate.

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UV 2
07:44
17:45
Waning gibbous moon (226°)
21:15
11:12

Pressure: 1012 hPa

Timezone: SAST (UTC +02:00h)

Official severe weather warnings near Cape Town

Damaging Waves
Minor
Upcoming
From Today 20:00 (14 hours from now)
Until Tomorrow 23:59 (1 day from now)
Last update:
Language: en-EN
Damaging Waves
Minor
Upcoming
From Today 20:00 (14 hours from now)
Until Tomorrow 23:59 (1 day from now)
Last update:
Language: en-EN

Radar for Cape Town

Drizzle
Light
Moderate
Heavy
Very Heavy
Hail

The location marker is placed on Cape Town. Orange crosses indicate lightning. Data provided by nowcast.de (available in USA, Europe, Australia). Drizzle or light snow fall might be invisible for the radar. Precipitation intensity is colour coded, ranging from turquoise to red.

Meteogram - 5 days - Cape Town

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Our 5-day meteogram for Cape Town offers all weather information in 3 simple graphs: [More]
  • Temperature chart with weather pictograms. The time from sunrise to sunset is indicated in light yellow.
  • Clouds in different altitudes: from few clouds (light grey) to overcast (dark grey). Dark blue bars show hourly precipitation and light blue showers. An asterisk indicates snow fall.
  • Forecasts for wind speeds are blue and for gusts are green. The arrowheads point in the same direction as the wind.

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Current satellite and rain images for Cape Town, South Africa

The location marker is placed on Cape Town. [More]

The real-time satellite image combines visible light during daytime with infrared radiation during nighttime. At night, the image is not dark as infrared radiation can detect temperature differences. Unfortunately, low clouds and fog are difficult to distinguish from ground temperatures and thus can be almost invisible during the night. Meteosat satellite images for Europe are updated in real-time every 5 minutes. GOES-16/GOES-17 (North & South America) and Himawari (Asia) images update every 10 minutes.

Precipitation is estimated from radar and satellites. Precipitation estimates from satellites are less accurate at night than during daytime.

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