FRIDAY WEATHER: Foggy and cold in the interior but otherwise rain only indicated in the east this weekend

By Staff Writer
Published: 14 May 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 15 May 2026
The maps cover: Fri 15 May – Fri 15 May


Warnings from the SA Weather Service from Friday:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming fine in the south from the afternoon.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches on the Highveld and along the Escarpment, where a chance of drizzle is expected, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in places on the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches in the west and central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with a chance of morning drizzle along the escarpment.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fog in places in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches along the coast and in the eastern interior, otherwise fine and cold to cool but warm in places in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be strong southerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and cool but partly cloudy over the south and south-western parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly in the west and and south-west, but moderate to fresh westerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool becoming partly cloudy in the south from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from late morning.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cold in places in the north, otherwise fine and cool becoming cloudy in places, south of the escarpment from late afternoon with a chance of light rain along the Wild Coast from the evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, but north-westerly in places in the south.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly to southerly south of Mtunzini from mid-morning and spreading Richards Bay in the evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/25°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy becoming fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/24°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy becoming fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/23°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches and drizzle, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

POLOKWANE
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/21°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/23°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/23°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/20°C

KIMBERLEY
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/21°C

UPINGTON
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/24°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light northerly, becoming moderate southerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/20°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/21°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly early morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly in the early morning, otherwise moderate south-westerly to southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/23°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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