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Weather in Potchefstroom, South Africa
Forecast Overview
Wednesday, March 12 | sunrise: 06:10 sunset: 18:32 |
![]() | Low around 16°C, high around 25°C. Chance of rain in the morning (between 8 am and 11 am). The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 6 mm. Mostly cloudy skies. Wind: 20 km/h. |
Time | Skies | Conditions | Temp | Wind | Humidity | Soil Moisture |
23:00 02:00 | ![]() | Overcast. | 17°C | 9 km/h | 77% | 0.144% |
02:00 05:00 | ![]() | Partly cloudy. Precipitation: 0.25 mm. | 17°C | 12 km/h | 79% | 0.145% |
05:00 08:00 | ![]() | Mostly cloudy. Precipitation: 0.4375 mm. | 19°C | 14 km/h | 78% | 0.145% |
08:00 11:00 | ![]() | Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.8125 mm. | 23°C | 13 km/h | 60% | 0.15% |
11:00 14:00 | ![]() | Overcast. Precipitation: 2.875 mm. | 25°C | 5 km/h | 50% | 0.168% |
14:00 17:00 | ![]() | Times of sun and clouds. Precipitation: 0.125 mm. | 22°C | 20 km/h | 58% | 0.165% |
17:00 20:00 | ![]() | Overcast. Precipitation: 1.25 mm. | 17°C | 8 km/h | 81% | 0.168% |
20:00 23:00 | ![]() | Overcast. Precipitation: 0.25 mm. | 16°C | 8 km/h | 83% | 0.173% |

Thursday, March 13 | sunrise: 06:10 sunset: 18:31 |
![]() | Low around 14°C, high around 28°C. Estimated precipitation: 1.375 mm. Partly cloudy skies. Wind: 17 km/h. |
Time | Skies | Conditions | Temp | Wind | Humidity | Soil Moisture |
23:00 02:00 | ![]() | Clear. Precipitation: 0.0625 mm. | 15°C | 8 km/h | 92% | 0.172% |
02:00 05:00 | ![]() | Mostly cloudy. | 16°C | 7 km/h | 85% | 0.172% |
05:00 08:00 | ![]() | Sunny. | 19°C | 12 km/h | 75% | 0.172% |
08:00 11:00 | ![]() | Sunny. | 25°C | 11 km/h | 50% | 0.169% |
11:00 14:00 | ![]() | Overcast. | 28°C | 9 km/h | 36% | 0.163% |
14:00 17:00 | ![]() | More sun than clouds. | 26°C | 13 km/h | 42% | 0.161% |
17:00 20:00 | ![]() | Overcast. Precipitation: 0.75 mm. | 18°C | 17 km/h | 80% | 0.167% |
20:00 23:00 | ![]() | Considerable cloudiness. Precipitation: 0.5625 mm. | 16°C | 12 km/h | 89% | 0.168% |

Friday, March 14 | sunrise: 06:11 sunset: 18:30 |
![]() | Low around 15°C, high around 27°C. Chance of rain after 2 pm. The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 8.6875 mm. Overcast skies. Wind: 21 km/h. |
Time | Skies | Conditions | Temp | Wind | Humidity | Soil Moisture |
23:00 02:00 | ![]() | Partly cloudy. Precipitation: 0.0625 mm. | 16°C | 11 km/h | 88% | 0.167% |
02:00 05:00 | ![]() | Mostly cloudy. | 15°C | 15 km/h | 90% | 0.167% |
05:00 08:00 | ![]() | Overcast. Precipitation: 0.3125 mm. | 17°C | 17 km/h | 83% | 0.169% |
08:00 11:00 | ![]() | Mostly sunny, with a few passing clouds. | 25°C | 21 km/h | 49% | 0.167% |
11:00 14:00 | ![]() | Overcast. Precipitation: 0.125 mm. | 25°C | 13 km/h | 47% | 0.163% |
14:00 17:00 | ![]() | Chance of light rain. Precipitation: 0.6875 mm. | 22°C | 14 km/h | 62% | 0.164% |
17:00 20:00 | ![]() | Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 3.625 mm. | 17°C | 12 km/h | 86% | 0.193% |
20:00 23:00 | ![]() | Chance of scattered rain showers. Precipitation: 3.875 mm. | 16°C | 17 km/h | 92% | 0.226% |

Saturday, March 15 | sunrise: 06:12 sunset: 18:29 |
![]() | Low around 14°C, high around 18°C. Chance of rain before sunrise (from 11 pm to 5 am) and late in the afternoon (from 2 pm to 5 pm). Estimated precipitation: 10 mm. Overcast skies. Wind: 19 km/h. |

Sunday, March 16 | sunrise: 06:12 sunset: 18:28 |
![]() | Low around 15°C, high around 18°C. Chance of rain in the morning and early afternoon (between 8 am and 2 pm). Estimated precipitation: 3.4375 mm. Overcast skies. Wind: 17 km/h. |

Monday, March 17 | sunrise: 06:13 sunset: 18:27 |
![]() | Low around 13°C, high around 22°C. Chance of rain most of the day (from 5 am to 8 pm). The precipitation may fall as scattered showers of varying intensity. Estimated precipitation: 18.375 mm. Mostly cloudy skies. Wind: 13 km/h. |

Tuesday, March 18 | sunrise: 06:13 sunset: 18:26 |
![]() | Low around 14°C, high around 25°C. Chance of light rain in the morning (between 8 am and 11 am). Estimated precipitation: 2 mm. More clouds than sun. Wind: 11 km/h. |

Current Conditions* (Friday, March 12, 2021 at 09:41 Africa/Johannesburg time)
* This station stopped sending updates, so the data below might be obsolete.
![]() | Temperature: 23°C |
Weather Station: Potchefstroom (latitude 26-40-16S, longitude 027-04-55E)
Local Time:
Potchefstroom is in the "Africa/Johannesburg" timezone, commonly abbreviated SAST.
This timezone does not apply the Daylight Saving Time (DST) scheme - it uses standard time throughout the year. The offset to Universal Time (UTC, GMT or Zulu) is +2:00 hours.
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