WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain in the south and cold in places with snow possible higher up

By Staff Writer
Published: 15 September 2026

This forecast is for: Wed 16 September 2026
The maps cover: Wed 16 Sep – Fri 18 Sep


Very cold, wet and windy conditions can be expected over southern Namakwa (Northern Cape) as well as in places over the Cape Winelands, Central Karoo and Little Karoo (Western Cape) districts from Wednesday until Friday according to the SA Weather Service.

SEE ALSO: Snow possible for Lesotho and South Africa from Wednesday until the weekend – potentially heavy.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST
Fine, windy and warm becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. It will be windy in the north-east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm in the north, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain over the southern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to cold but very cold over the central mountainous areas, with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the south-west and south coast. Clearing in the west from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong along the west and south-west coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold with widespread showers and rain, but scattered to isolated in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light south-easterly in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool, but cold in the south-west, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and rain south of the escarpment, otherwise isolated but widespread in the south-west from afternoon. No rain is expected over Walter Sisulu and Senqu LMs (extreme north-western parts). The wind along the coast will be strong south-westerly, becoming light southerly by evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot in places in the north-east. It will become cloudy in the evening with isolated showers and rain except in the extreme north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly in the extreme north at first, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, reaching fresh to strong in places from the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/29°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/27°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/28°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/29°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/31°C

MAHIKENG
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/30°C

VRYBURG
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/28°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/23°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/24°C

UPINGTON
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/23°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy with scattered showers and rain clearing from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/17°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/14°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with widespread showers and rain (80%).
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light south-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/16°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with widespread showers and rain from midday (80%).
Wind: Moderate south-westerly, becoming light southerly by evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy from late afternoon with isolated evening showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, reaching fresh from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine to partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the evening with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, reaching fresh in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine to partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the evening with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/29°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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