Potchefstroom weather

Name: Potchefstroom
Address: ZA

The forecast for Potchefstroom (South Africa) for the next 10 days in local time: every 3 hours for the first 6 days, then every 6 hours. See when it will rain, how hard the wind will blow and how warm it will get.

North West, South Africa26.72°S, 27.1°EAfrica/Johannesburg (UTC+2)ECMWF: October 26 at 02:00 AM

Now-Loading forecast…

Next 48 hours (local time)

10-day forecast

TodayOctober 26Light rain
3 mm · gusts 56 km/h31°C 19°C
TomorrowOctober 27Clear sky
0.2 mm · gusts 50 km/h29°C 17°C
WednesdayOctober 28Clear sky
gusts 29 km/h27°C 13°C
ThursdayOctober 29Clear sky
gusts 30 km/h30°C 14°C
FridayOctober 30Clear sky
gusts 18 km/h32°C 18°C
SaturdayOctober 31Mostly clear
gusts 21 km/h32°C 19°C
SundayNovember 1Partly cloudy
0.7 mm · gusts 50 km/h33°C 21°C
MondayNovember 2Mostly clear
3 mm · gusts 42 km/h33°C 19°C
TuesdayNovember 3Mostly clear
0.6 mm · gusts 43 km/h33°C 18°C
WednesdayNovember 4Light rain
9 mm · gusts 51 km/h32°C 20°C

Over the next 10 days in Potchefstroom, temperatures will range from 13°C to 33°C, with 15 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 3. ECMWF model run from October 26 at 02:00 AM.

Potchefstroom wind forecast for 10 days

Windiest: today - average 15 km/h, gusts up to 56 km/h. Calmest: Wednesday, November 4 - average 8 km/h. The wind blows most often from the north.

Day	Wind	Gusts	Direction
Today	15 km/h	56 km/h	northwest
Tomorrow	14 km/h	50 km/h	southwest
Wed, 10/28	9 km/h	29 km/h	southeast
Thu, 10/29	8 km/h	30 km/h	north
Fri, 10/30	12 km/h	18 km/h	northeast
Sat, 10/31	12 km/h	21 km/h	north
Sun, 11/1	15 km/h	50 km/h	north
Mon, 11/2	12 km/h	42 km/h	north
Tue, 11/3	13 km/h	43 km/h	northwest
Wed, 11/4	8 km/h	51 km/h	north

Live wind map →

See it on the weather mapWind, temperature and rain worldwide

Climate through the year

In October, daytime temperatures here average 29°C and nights 12°C, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. The warmest month is January (an average of 30°C by day), the coolest is June (18°C by day, 2°C at night). The wettest month is December (about 102 mm), while July is almost completely dry.

Month	Day	Night	Rain
January	30°C	16°C	100 mm
February	30°C	16°C	88 mm
March	28°C	14°C	65 mm
April	25°C	10°C	46 mm
May	22°C	6°C	14 mm
June	18°C	2°C	7 mm
July	18°C	2°C	2 mm
August	22°C	4°C	6 mm
September	27°C	9°C	14 mm
October	29°C	12°C	42 mm
November	30°C	14°C	69 mm
December	30°C	16°C	102 mm

Long-term averages from NASA POWER data (MERRA-2, 2001-2020 reanalysis, CC BY 4.0). Sea temperature is the average water surface temperature at the nearest grid point over the sea. This is climate, not a forecast for a specific day. NASA POWER

The forecast for Potchefstroom comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 26.72°S, 27.1°E. Temperature is measured 2 m above the ground, wind at 10 m. Gusts are the strongest bursts of wind within each 3-hour period.

Source: ECMWF IFS model (CC BY 4.0), data modified. A forecast is a model result, not a measurement. ECMWF

More about this place

Light pollution