THURSDAY WEATHER: Heat waves in two provinces and a severe thunderstorm warning

By Staff Writer
Published: 14 October 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 15 October 2026
The maps cover: Thu 15 Oct – Thu 15 Oct


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Friday.

A heat wave with high temperatures is expected in places over Chris Hani, O.R Tambo and Alfred Nzo District Municipalities of the Eastern Cape until Saturday.

Hot to very hot conditions resulting in extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Friday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding and danger to property and infrastructure due to heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning over the south-western parts of Limpopo.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over Dr Beyers Naude (Xamdeboo area) Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape, northern parts of Limpopo, Xhariep District Municipality of the Free State, as well as Tsantsabane, Dikgatlong, and Phokwane Local Municipalities and parts of Pixley ka Seme District Municipality of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the extreme north, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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MPUMALANGA
Fine becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers over the Highveld.

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LIMPOPO
Fine becoming partly cloudy and hot but very hot in places on the Lowveld, Limpopo Valley and the western Bushveld. Isolated thundershowers are expected over the south-western half in the afternoon.

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NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east.

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THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over the extreme eastern parts.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine to partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be light and variable at first becoming moderate southerly from the afternoon.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool in the west at first otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly becoming light easterly along the south coast from the afternoon.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog patches at first, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot, but cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly at first, otherwise light and variable, becoming light north-easterly in the evening.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in places south-west, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. It will be cool in places along the cost south of Kie-Mouth. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot but extremely hot in the north-east with isolated showers and thundershowers except along the south, and extreme north coasts and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly but fresh in the extreme north in the afternoon, becoming southerly to south-westerly in the south by mid-morning, spreading to Richards Bay by the afternoon.

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Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/31°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

MBOMBELA
Fine becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/31°C

POLOKWANE
Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/31°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/31°C

VRYBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/32°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/30°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/32°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: moderate to fresh north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C

GEORGE
Fine with high level cloud.
Wind: Light and variable but moderate easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/24°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Light westerly, otherwise light and variable, becoming light easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/21°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate westerly, becoming light easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light northerly to north-easterly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/30°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, southerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/39°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/34°C

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