TUESDAY WEATHER: Cool overnight and morning fog but very hot with a high fire danger in the western interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 9 November 2026

This forecast is for: Tue 10 November 2026
The maps cover: Tue 10 Nov – Tue 10 Nov


Very hot to extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions, with maximum temperatures of 36 to 40°C, are expected in places over the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape, as well as the interior of the Western Cape on Tuesday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of the Northern Cape, southern parts of North West, central and western parts of the Free State, as well as in places over the north-western parts of the Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.

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MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches on the Highveld and along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the Lowveld.

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LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot.

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NORTH WEST
Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon over the central and eastern parts.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the north-eastern parts. It will be cool along the northern coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the west in the morning and evening, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot over the central and northern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly in the south, becoming light south-easterly during the afternoon, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and hot to very hot, but warm along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light in the afternoon.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming light and variable by late afternoon.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot becoming fine by the afternoon in the southern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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