Foggy on Thursday with showers along the Eastern Cape coast and thundershowers inland

By Staff Writer
Published: 13 August 2025 [updated 14 August]

This forecast is for: Thu 14 August 2025
The maps cover: Thu 14 Aug – Sat 16 Aug

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From Friday it should be partly cloudy and cool conditions are expected, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts of South Africa. It will be warm in places over the northern areas of the country.

SEE ALSO: More snowfall possible for the Eastern Cape and Lesotho until the weekend (14 August).

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-eastern parts of Northern Cape and Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati municipality of North West.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy in the extreme southwest, otherwise fine and cool but warm in places.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm but hot in Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in the west, otherwise fine and warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine, becoming partly cloudy and cool to warm. It will be windy in the west.

THE FREE STATE
Fine, becoming partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the southern and western parts, where it will be windy.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm but cold in places, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the far east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy over the northern parts with fog patches in the morning, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cold to cool. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly but easterly along the south coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in places over interior in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. It will become cloudy with isolated showers and rain in places along the coast from the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in places south of escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the south by the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the south by the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/24°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 6/24°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/24°C

MBOMBELA
Fog in the morning, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/25°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/25°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/26°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/23°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/27°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable,becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Partly cloudy
Wind: Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/17°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the evening.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/20°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light and variable by the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/27°C

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