MONDAY WEATHER: A heat wave in KZN until Tuesday and a high fire risk in four provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 11 October 2026

This forecast is for: Mon 12 October 2026
The maps cover: Mon 12 Oct – Mon 12 Oct


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places in the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Tuesday.

From Tuesday isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible over the central and eastern parts of South Africa with cool conditions along the south coast, and partly cloudy and warm otherwise.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to settlements, property and localised disruption to communication and power supply over the Eastern Cape (except in the extreme north-east).

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cape, Naledi municipality of North-West, in places in the Eastern Cape as well as in places in the King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu-Natal.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.

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MPUMALANGA
Cloudy in east at first with early morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise, partly cloudy and warm.

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LIMPOPO
Cloudy in the east at first with early morning fog patches in the extreme south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the Limpopo Valley and the Western Bushveld.

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NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm.

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THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the south-western parts.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the east and central. The wind along the coast will be light and variable becoming moderate north-westerly from the afternoon.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches is expected along the coast, otherwise cloudy, windy and cool to warm but hot over the north-eastern parts, with isolated rain and showers from the afternoon except over the north-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly to westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly along the south coast from the late afternoon.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog south of the escarpment, otherwise Partly cloudy and warm, but hot over the with scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly becoming moderate south-westerly from late morning.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and hot with isolated thunderstorms but scattered in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in places in the south and west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

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Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

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

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/31°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/30°C

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

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/31°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with chances of light rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly becoming light south-westerly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with chances of light rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/21°C

GQEBERHA
Morning fog otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershower in the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly becoming moderate south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Partly cloudy with showers and thundershower in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/34°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/30°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/33°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/36°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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