THURSDAY WEATHER: Very cold overnight in places with morning frost and fog patches

By Staff Writer
Published: 15 July 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 16 July 2026
The maps cover: Thu 16 Jul – Sat 18 Jul


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches in the south-east, otherwise fine and cool. It will be partly cloudy in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy in the Lowveld, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool but cold in places along the Lesotho border.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog over the southern and western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold but warm over the western parts. It will be fine in the north. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, but north-westerly along the south coast in the morning.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, but partly cloudy along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly to south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly at first, otherwise light north-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and cool. It will be partly cloudy in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/22°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/20°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/20°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/23°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/23°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/23°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/23°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 0/20°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 0/21°C

UPINGTON
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 1/24°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with morning fog, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/18°C

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

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine.
Wind: Light south-westerly at first, otherwise light north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly, becoming southerly to southeasterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly, becoming southeasterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/22°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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