Weather information platforms have suggested that Cape Town may have recorded its hottest March day on record on Tuesday, as temperatures surged past 40°C in parts of the metro.
While official confirmation from the South African Weather Service (SAWS) is still pending, several weather monitoring pages and weather observers reported exceptionally high readings on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Some local weather stations indicated temperatures well above typical March averages.
“Heatwave conditions shattered temperature records across parts of the Western Cape yesterday (10 March 2026), with some long-standing records dating back to 1999 now having been broken,” writes weather information platform VoxWeather.
“With even hotter conditions expected today [Wednesday], more records may well fall before the day is done.”
SAWS has already warned that a heatwave is affecting parts of the Western Cape this week.
Forecasts indicated that temperatures in Cape Town could climb to around 40°C.
More to follow…
