Is it safe to be outside in Welkom today?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Welkom right now: Mind the air — Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 24° (feels like 25°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 64). Fire danger is low (index 8).
Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
Updated 12:45, 11 Sep (SAST) · live weather for Welkom
- 24°now
- 25°feels like
- 2 km/hwind
- 37%humidity
- UV 8peak today
- AQI 64air
- FDI 8fire danger
Today in Welkom
- Air quality AQI 64Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.)
- UV & sun UV 8High UV around midday — a bit of sunscreen goes a long way.
- Fire danger FDI 8Low fire danger — the veld isn’t dangerously dry today.
Next 7 days
- Fri10° / 24°UV 8
- Sat10° / 24°UV 8
- Sun11° / 26°UV 8
- Mon12° / 26°UV 7
- Tue10° / 21°UV 8
- Wed8° / 23°UV 8
- Thu12° / 17°UV 8
Weather in Welkom
Welkom sits high on the Highveld, where summer afternoons often build into sharp thunderstorms with lightning and sometimes hail, while winter days stay dry and sunny with cold, frosty nights. Out on the flat goldfields, Welkom is hot and storm-prone in summer and frosty through the winter cold.
Open the live Welkom appHow Welkom has changed
There has been little measurable change in how much of the land around Welkom is built on since 2017. The built-up area looks much the same on satellite images today as it did then.
We measure the same 10 km by 10 km square around every place we cover. How we measured this
Land cover: Impact Observatory, Esri and Microsoft, CC-BY-4.0. Derived from Copernicus Sentinel data.
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Common questions
Is it safe to be outside in Welkom right now?
Mostly — but keep an eye on conditions in Welkom right now: Mind the air — Poor for sensitive people — asthma and older folks, take it easy outside. (Satellite estimate — other apps may read differently.) It's about 24° (feels like 25°), no rain expected soon, and UV peaks around 8. Air quality is poor (European AQI 64). Fire danger is low (index 8).
Will it rain in Welkom today?
No rain is expected in Welkom in the next few hours. The 7-day outlook shows what's coming.
How hot is it in Welkom today?
It's about 24° in Welkom right now, feeling like 25°, with a high near 24° and a low near 10°.
Is the UV high in Welkom today?
Today's UV in Welkom peaks around 8 (very high) — wear sunscreen and a hat around midday.
What is the fire danger in Welkom today?
Fire danger in Welkom is low right now, at a fire-danger index of 8. The veld is not dangerously dry today. No active fire detections within 150 km of Welkom in the last twelve hours, though satellites cannot see through thick cloud.
Overhead is a free guide built on live open weather data from Open-Meteo. It is advisory only — for official warnings and emergencies, follow the South African Weather Service.