THURSDAY WEATHER: A 60% chance of rain in the west and a heat wave in the Eastern Cape

By Staff Writer
Published: 1 April 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 02 April 2026
The maps cover: Thu 02 Apr – Sat 04 Apr


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures can be expected in places over most parts of the Eastern Cape, except in the extreme east until Friday, according to the SA Weather Service.

Fog patches can be expected over many parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

No warnings issued for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy with morning fog patches in places in the extreme south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain in the east.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy with morning fog patches in the extreme south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain in the east.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the western parts.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east, except in places in the extreme east parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the central and western parts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly but light to moderate easterly to south-easterly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog patches in places in south at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot with isolated thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light and variable west of Algoa Bay, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in places south of escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh strong north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the western and the northern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly north of Richards Bay, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the east.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/32°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 24/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the morning and evening.
Wind: Light and variable at first, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/29°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from late afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable at first, otherwise light south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/28°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly, reaching fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/26°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning and evening fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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