South African Weather Service
Check issued warnings, their affected areas and validity periods for severe weather and fire danger.
Check SAWS warnings →Black Sable™ Risk Watch
Know what’s happening around you.
Local weather forecasts, satellite fire maps and official sources to help you keep an eye on conditions around your property.
Search for any South African town, city or suburb, choose a matching result, use your location, or click anywhere on the map. Location permission is only requested when you tap “Use my location”.
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The map defaults to the latest completed UTC day. Satellite detections can lag observations and may miss fires. An empty map is not an all-clear. Open NASA FIRMS · Open AFIS
Mbombela forecast
Waiting for dataTemperature—Forecast at selected point
Wind—Forecast speed and direction
Rain · next 24 hours—Forecast total, not recorded rainfall
Strongest wind · next 24h—Forecast sustained wind, not gust speed
Three-day outlook
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Forecasts: MET Norway · CC BY 4.0. Units converted and daily summaries calculated by Black Sable™ Risk. These are forecasts, not official warnings.
What to check at your property
- Check official warnings before changing a journey or operating plan.
- Keep drains, access routes and emergency contacts ready.
- Use current local information alongside these forecasts.
Go to the source.
Official notices and specialist maps open separately. Availability of a forecast or map does not confirm that an official warning is in force.
NASA FIRMS
Explore recent satellite fire detections and observation times around your selected area.
Explore the fire map →AFIS
View the regional wildfire map and available fire-danger information. Some features may require an account or subscription.
Open the AFIS viewer →TRAC roadworks
Check projects and traffic-control information before guest transfers, deliveries or travel on the N4.
Check N4 projects →SANParks updates
Check the latest park notices and confirm gate or road arrangements directly before travel.
Read SANParks notices →Black Sable™ Risk Insights
Read the latest brief on developments affecting properties, access and operating decisions.
Read Risk Insights →Sources, limitations and your location
The weather panel uses MET Norway’s location forecast. Displayed times are local to your device; satellite layer dates use UTC. Forecasts are not rain measurements or SAWS warnings. The NASA GIBS overlay shows NOAA-21 VIIRS thermal anomalies and fires for the selected day; coverage can be incomplete and delayed, and some heat detections have non-wildfire causes. Use NASA FIRMS or AFIS for more detail.
Place searches are sent to Photon, using OpenStreetMap data, only when you submit a search. Matching locations depend on the source data; if a place is missing, use the map or device location. Rounded coordinates are sent to MET Norway when loading a forecast. OpenStreetMap and NASA receive requests for the area you view on the map. Forecasts are cached in this browser session to reduce repeat requests. Location is not added to a Black Sable™ client record. Providers’ privacy terms apply to their services.
This page supports awareness; it is not an emergency alert service. If there is immediate danger, follow official instructions and contact local emergency services. If a source fails, its data is shown as unavailable rather than interpreted as safe.