THURSDAY WEATHER: Cold with a chance of rain in the east and a wave warning for KZN

By Staff Writer
Published: 13 May 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 14 May 2026
The maps cover: Thu 14 May – Thu 14 May


Warnings from the SA Weather Service from Thursday:

A. level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to localised disruption of small harbours and ports for a short period of time, difficulty in navigation, and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in locality are expected along the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool, but warm in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool. It will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the east where it will be warm in places.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers and rain in the south-east, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool to cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to cold, but very cold in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, but north-westerly in the south.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog north of the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/23°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/21°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/21°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/22°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/24°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/22°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 6/18°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/20°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/23°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Moderate north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/19°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/22°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/21°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/17°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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