FRIDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for eight provinces and rainfall possible in many parts of the country

By Staff Writer
Published: 12 February 2026 [updated 13 February]

This forecast is for: Fri 13 February 2026
The maps cover: Fri 13 Feb – Fri 13 Feb


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Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning, leading to damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges over KwaZulu-Natal, except in the north-east.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning, leading to localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges over the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the North West, Free State, Central and Northern parts of the Eastern Cape as well as the Mpumalanga Highveld, Southern parts of Limpopo and Gauteng.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over in places over the ZF Mgcawu and Pixley Ka Seme District Municipalities.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with afternoon scattered showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme north-east. it will be hot to very hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. It Will be warm over the central parts.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east and central parts at first, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the far east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southeasterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm in the west, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers over the eastern interior but scattered along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southeasterly but strong along the south-west coast becoming moderate southerly to south-west along the south coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the Willowmore and Jansenville area. The wind along the coast will be light easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread south of the eastern escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light northerly at first, otherwise moderate easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north-east. scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northeasterly becoming strong in places by afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with afternoon scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly Cloudy with afternoon scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with afternoon scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/30°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

KIMBERLEY
Morning fog patches at first, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy to cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/36°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
WIND: Moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with rain from the afternoon.
WIND: Light south-easterly in the morning, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with early morning 60% chance of rain and showers.
WIND: Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/24°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
WIND: Light to moderate easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/25°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
WIND: Light northerly becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly by late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 24/29°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
WIND: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming light southerly to south-westerly at times
Minimum/Maximum: 23/33°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/30°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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