Mostly fine weather on Friday with a spot of possible rain in Limpopo

By Staff Writer
Published: 15 May 2025

This forecast is for: Fri 16 May 2025
The maps cover: Fri 16 May – Sun 18 May

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A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Richtersveld Municipality of the Northern Cape on Friday, according to the SA Weather Service (SAWS).

It should be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the south east coast on Sunday.

A well-developed cold front is expected to affect the Western Cape and the Namakwa District (Northern Cape) from Tuesday to Wednesday, according to the SA Weather Service. The public and small stock farmers are advised that very cold conditions, heavy rainfall, snowfalls, strong to gale force winds, and very rough seas can be expected.

SEE ALSO: Low-level snowfall possible in four SA provinces and Lesotho next week.

Warnings from SAWS for Friday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Beaufort West and Laingsburg municipalities in the Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Friday:

1. GAUTENG
Early morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

2. MPUMALANGA
Morning fog over the Highveld and escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

3. LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and cool to warm, but cloudy in the north with isolated showers and rain in the north-east.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and cool.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and cool.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm but hot to very hot in the extreme western parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming south-easterly from the evening.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places in the south and again in the south-west from the evening, otherwise fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy along the south-coastline. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, reaching strong in places along the west and south coast in the morning, otherwise light to moderate easterly. It will become moderate to fresh southerly along the south-west and the south-coast from the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

JOHANNESBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/20°C

VEREENIGING
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/21°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/23°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/19°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/22°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/23°C

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

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/24°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/27°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-easterly, becoming moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Fine, but high-level clouds from the evening.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/30°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/25°C

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