MONDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west with a severe thunderstorm warning but cool in the east

By Staff Writer
Published: 15 February 2026 [updated 16 February]

This forecast is for: Mon 16 February 2026
The maps cover: Mon 16 Feb – Wed 18 Feb


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Very hot to extremely hot conditions are expected over the western parts of Northern Cape, West Coast District and vast parts of the Western Cape (except in the southern parts) on Monday.

Morning fog is likely in a few parts of the Northern Cape, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern Cape, as per the map.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern part of Namakwa District of the Northern Cape including the Matzikama and Swartland municipalities of the Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with light rain over the extreme north-western parts in the early morning. It will be warm over the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy at first with light rain in the south-western parts in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy in the north with morning light rain in the extreme north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain in the west.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy in the extreme east at first where it will be cool, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the north coast where it will be cool, otherwise fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot to extremely hot over the interior. Isolated showers and thundershowers can be expected over the north-eastern interior in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable but moderate to fresh easterly along the south coast in the morning.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly, but light to moderate in places in the morning.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine and hot, but warm in places along the coast. It will become partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the extreme north from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong from late morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the southern interior, otherwise cloudy and cool but warm along the coast with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, reaching fresh in the north at times, becoming easterly to north-easterly in the south from the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/26°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/24°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/28°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/30°C

UPINGTON
Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/32°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/37°C

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Fresh to strong north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light southerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to north-easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/25°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise, partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/23°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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