SATURDAY WEATHER: Frost, fog, rain, a warning for severe thunderstorms and a cold weekend

By Staff Writer
Published: 10 July 2026

This forecast is for: Sat 11 July 2026
The maps cover: Sat 11 Jul – Sat 11 Jul


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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.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms over the southern coast and eastern interior of KwaZulu-Natal with heavy downpours, localised flooding and damaging winds which may lead to localised damage to settlements and infrastructure.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool, but cold in places in the south.

MPUMALANGA
Morning frost in places on the Highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but fine and warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning frost in the south-west, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, becoming fine from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog along the west coast and a chance of light rain along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool becoming fine in the west from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold with scattered light showers and rain along the coast, and southern interior but isolated showers in places over the central interior. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold with scattered showers and rain along the coast but isolated over the central interior. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool but cold in the south-western high ground. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior, except the extreme north coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly north of Richards Bay, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/20°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/18°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/19°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/22°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/25°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/20°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/21°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/18°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/19°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/20°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with a chance of morning rain becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable becoming moderate easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/17°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/16°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/17°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/20°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/17°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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