current weather for Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
Pietermaritzburg is located near Pelham at 1mi↑, Villa Maria at 11mi↑, Albert Falls at 12mi↑, Mpophomeni at 13mi↑, Howick at 14mi↑,
Elevation : 2103ft
currently : 59°F overcast at Pietermaritzburg
The current temperature is 59°F, the felt temperature is 59°F.
Wind direction from South with a speed of 2mph with gusts at 11mph.
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
Pressure is 30inHg : anticyclonic regime, a harbinger of good weather even if mists can appear in the morning and persist because the wind remains weak.
weather last updated 1252 minutes
Sun rises in 2h50 and the sun is setting in 13h0. The duration of the night is 13h50.
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Weather forecast for Pietermaritzburg (South Africa)
Tuesday, April 21, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 54°F to 59°F
wind speed up to 14mph
10h
58°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 87 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 2mph with gusts at 11mph
13h
58°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 4mph with gusts at 11mph
16h
57°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 73 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 3mph with gusts at 11mph
19h
55°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 75 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 5mph with gusts at 13mph
22h
54°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 86 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 4mph with gusts at 14mph
Today Wednesday, April 22, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 52°F to 55°F
wind speed up to 11mph
1h
54°F
Light rain
0in of rain
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 3mph with gusts at 10mph
4h
54°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 4mph with gusts at 11mph
7h
52°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South West 3mph with gusts at 6mph
10h
54°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 2mph with gusts at 4mph
13h
55°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South 1mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
56°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 79 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 1mph with gusts at 2mph
19h
56°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 81 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 2mph with gusts at 2mph
22h
55°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 2mph with gusts at 4mph
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 54°F to 70°F
wind speed up to 16mph
1h
55°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 85 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 3mph with gusts at 5mph
4h
53°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 91 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 3mph with gusts at 5mph
7h
53°F
Overcast
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 90 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 3mph with gusts at 4mph
10h
58°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 76 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 4mph with gusts at 8mph
13h
68°F
Overcast
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 7mph with gusts at 12mph
16h
70°F
Overcast
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 52 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 8mph with gusts at 13mph
19h
64°F
Overcast
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 65 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 7mph with gusts at 15mph
22h
59°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 84 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 4mph with gusts at 12mph
Friday, April 24, 2026
Sky will be covered with cloud all the night and the day will be cloudy but the sun will appear.
the temperature will range from 54°F to 82°F
wind speed up to 10mph
1h
58°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North 3mph with gusts at 8mph
4h
58°F
Overcast
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 8mph
7h
54°F
Scattered clouds
The air is almost saturated with water : relative air humidity is 94 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 4mph
10h
62°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 69 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 6mph
13h
80°F
Sky clear
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 36 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North East 1mph with gusts at 3mph
16h
82°F
Sky clear
The air is a little humid : relative air humidity is 30 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 9mph
19h
71°F
Scattered clouds
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 60 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 5mph with gusts at 10mph
22h
61°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 88 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from West 2mph with gusts at 2mph
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Sky will be mainly clear but cloud will appear and the day will be sunny.
the temperature will range from 59°F to 90°F
wind speed up to 9mph
1h
60°F
Scattered clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 89 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 5mph
4h
59°F
Few clouds
The air is extremely humid : relative air humidity is 83 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 6mph
7h
58°F
Sky clear
The air is very humid : relative air humidity is 72 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 7mph
10h
68°F
Sky clear
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 52 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 8mph
13h
85°F
Sky clear
The air is dry : relative air humidity is 25 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 3mph with gusts at 6mph
16h
89°F
Sky clear
The air is dry : relative air humidity is 21 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from South East 3mph with gusts at 7mph
19h
77°F
Sky clear
The air is moderately humid : relative air humidity is 40 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from East 4mph with gusts at 8mph
22h
67°F
Scattered clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 53 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 4mph with gusts at 4mph
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Sky will be covered by cloud a large part of the night and the day will be cloudy from morning to evening.
the temperature will range from 63°F to 64°F
wind speed up to 6mph
1h
65°F
Broken clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 5mph
4h
63°F
Scattered clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 54 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 6mph
7h
63°F
Few clouds
The air is humid : relative air humidity is 56 %.
pressure is 30inHg
Wind direction from North West 5mph with gusts at 6mph
Weather observation and forecast provided by OpenWeatherMap under CC BY-SA 4.0 license amended by aviation weather data.
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