FRIDAY WEATHER: A high fire risk in four provinces and heat waves for the next few days

By Staff Writer
Published: 15 October 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 16 October 2026
The maps cover: Fri 16 Oct – Sun 18 Oct


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the Chris Hani, O.R Tambo and Alfred Nzo District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape until Saturday, and in places over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Sunday, as well as in places over Mpumalanga, except along the Escarpment until Monday.

Very hot to extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the Central and Little Karoo District Municipalities in the Western Cape, as well as the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely uncomfortable and humid conditions are expected in places south of the Escarpment in the Eastern Cape.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of the Northern Cape, eastern parts of the Western Cape, in places over the western and central parts of the Eastern Cape, western parts of the Free State, in places over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, south-eastern parts of Mpumalanga as well as the northern and western parts of Limpopo.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in the extreme north.

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MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon over Highveld with isolated thundershowers over the south-western parts. It will be very hot in places in the Lowveld.

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LIMPOPO
Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the south-western parts.

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

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THE FREE STATE
Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot, but cool to warm in places in the west. It will be windy in the east. The wind along the coast will be light southerly at first, becoming moderate south-westerly.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places in the western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot to extremely hot in places in the eastern parts. It will be cool along the south-west coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly in the west and south-west, but moderate southerly along the south coast.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places over the interior. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable early morning, otherwise light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the evening.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places south of the escarpment. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the south in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-easterly.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches in the north-east, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north-west. It will be warm in places in the south. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the north in the afternoon.

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Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/31°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/31°C

MBOMBELA
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/34°C

VRYBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/33°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/35°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/37°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh northerly becoming strong north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light northerly becoming moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/26°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable early morning, otherwise light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/31°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/36°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/36°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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