FRIDAY WEATHER: Fog, frost and rain with snow possible on the weekend

By Staff Writer
Published: 9 July 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 10 July 2026
The maps cover: Fri 10 Jul – Sun 12 Jul


From Saturday it should be partly cloudy and cold to cool with a chance of rain along the south and east coasts, as well as the adjacent interior.

Snowfall is also possible on the weekend.

SEE ALSO: Snowfall possible in South Africa and Lesotho from this weekend.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy in the east at first with morning fog patches, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places on the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool but warm in places on the Lowveld and the Limpopo Valley.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cold to cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog along the coast in the morning, otherwise fine and cool but cold in the extreme south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the north-west and north-east with a chance light rain along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to cold. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly but strong along the south-west coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior from mid-morning. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon, but light and variable at night.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine in the north at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, but cloudy with morning fog and isolated showers and rain in places south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning and evening fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm but cold in the south-west with isolated showers and rain except in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north-westerly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-westerly but north-easterly north of Richards Bay. It will become light south-easterly south of Sodwana Bay from late afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/22°C

JOHANNESBURG
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/20°C

VEREENIGING
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/21°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy becoming fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/23°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/22°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/23°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/24°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/22°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/24°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/17°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with a chance of morning rain.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/15°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon, but light and variable at night.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/17°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain from the evening.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light westerly to south-westerly in the morning and evening, otherwise light to moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon but light south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/25°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/20°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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