FRIDAY WEATHER: Frost, fog and a warning for damaging wind in the west

By Staff Writer
Published: 13 August 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 14 August 2026
The maps cover: Fri 14 Aug – Fri 14 Aug


Strong to near-gale-force northerly to north-easterly winds of 40-50km/h, with gusts reaching 60-80 km/h, are expected over the Namakwa District, including the northern parts of the West Coast District, and the Witzenberg Municipality (Western Cape) today. The windy conditions are expected to persist over the Hantam and Karoo Hoogland municipalities (Northern Cape) until Friday evening.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 2 warning for damaging interior winds leading to localised damage to temporary structures and reduced visibility due to blowing dust are expected over the Hantam and Karoo Hoogland municipalities.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Hantam and Nama-Khoi (Northern Cape), Cederberg and Matzikama municipalities (Western Cape), Hantam (Northern Cape) and Laingsburg (Western Cape) municipalities.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Frost in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cold, but cool in the north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and cold to cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning frost in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the extreme western interior, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to northwesterly becoming light and variable from evening.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog over the north-west in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to northwesterly over the western coast, otherwise westerly to south-westerly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm, but cool over the northern high ground. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/17°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/16°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/17°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/18°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/18°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/19°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/20°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy, with morning frost.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/18°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/21°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/18°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly becoming light and variable from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 11/23°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/21°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/21°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/20°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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