Richards Bay weather
The forecast for Richards Bay (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.
KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa28.78°S, 32.04°EAfrica/Johannesburg (UTC+2)ECMWF: October 25 at 02:00 PM
A real measurement from an airport weather station (NOAA, METAR reports), updated every hour. The forecast next to it comes from a model. NOAA Aviation Weather Center
Next 48 hours (local time)
10-day forecast
- TodayOctober 26Light rain
1 mm · gusts 34 km/h24°C 21°C - TomorrowOctober 27Rain
7 mm · gusts 51 km/h25°C 20°C - WednesdayOctober 28Light rain
1 mm · gusts 44 km/h23°C 19°C - ThursdayOctober 29Light rain
0.2 mm · gusts 20 km/h23°C 17°C - FridayOctober 30Clear sky
gusts 23 km/h25°C 16°C - SaturdayOctober 31Clear sky
gusts 50 km/h28°C 18°C - SundayNovember 1Cloudy
1 mm · gusts 51 km/h31°C 20°C - MondayNovember 2Light rain
0.8 mm · gusts 43 km/h23°C 21°C - TuesdayNovember 3Partly cloudy
gusts 55 km/h29°C 21°C - WednesdayNovember 4Partly cloudy
0.3 mm · gusts 67 km/h25°C 23°C
Over the next 10 days in Richards Bay, temperatures will range from 16°C to 31°C, with 12 mm of rain or snow in total. Days with at least 1 mm of precipitation: 4. ECMWF model run from October 25 at 02:00 PM.
Richards Bay wind forecast for 10 days
Windiest: Wednesday, November 4 - average 30 km/h, gusts up to 67 km/h. Calmest: Thursday, October 29 - average 10 km/h. The wind blows most often from the south.
| Day | Wind | Gusts | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 13 km/h | 34 km/h | southwest |
| Tomorrow | 17 km/h | 51 km/h | south |
| Wed, 10/28 | 14 km/h | 44 km/h | south |
| Thu, 10/29 | 10 km/h | 20 km/h | east |
| Fri, 10/30 | 14 km/h | 23 km/h | northeast |
| Sat, 10/31 | 20 km/h | 50 km/h | northeast |
| Sun, 11/1 | 22 km/h | 51 km/h | north |
| Mon, 11/2 | 17 km/h | 43 km/h | south |
| Tue, 11/3 | 22 km/h | 55 km/h | northeast |
| Wed, 11/4 | 30 km/h | 67 km/h | southwest |
Climate through the year
In October, daytime temperatures here average 25°C and nights 19°C, with about 73 mm of rain over the month. The sea is around 23°C at that time. The warmest month is February (an average of 28°C by day), the coolest is July (23°C by day, 16°C at night). The wettest month is November (about 87 mm) and the driest is June (22 mm). The sea temperature ranges from about 20°C in July to 27°C in February. The sea is at least 24°C in these months: January, February, March, April, December.
| Month | Day | Night | Rain | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28°C | 23°C | 85 mm | 26°C |
| February | 28°C | 23°C | 75 mm | 27°C |
| March | 28°C | 22°C | 72 mm | 26°C |
| April | 26°C | 21°C | 50 mm | 24°C |
| May | 25°C | 19°C | 29 mm | 23°C |
| June | 23°C | 17°C | 22 mm | 21°C |
| July | 23°C | 16°C | 27 mm | 20°C |
| August | 23°C | 17°C | 28 mm | 21°C |
| September | 24°C | 18°C | 49 mm | 22°C |
| October | 25°C | 19°C | 73 mm | 23°C |
| November | 26°C | 20°C | 87 mm | 24°C |
| December | 27°C | 22°C | 85 mm | 25°C |
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 Richards Bay comes from the ECMWF model and is computed for the point 28.78°S, 32.04°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
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