FRIDAY WEATHER: Cold overnight with fog patches but no rain until Sunday

By Staff Writer
Published: 16 July 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 17 July 2026
The maps cover: Fri 17 Jul – Sun 19 Jul


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches along the northern escarpment, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in places over the Western Bushveld and central interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy in the south, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the southern and western parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly at first becoming light and variable.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with morning fog in places over the southern interior. The wind along the coast will be light and variable

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be light westerly.

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

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the north-eastern parts, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north-westerly, becoming southerly to south-westerly south of Durban from late morning, spreading to Cape St Lucia by evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/24°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/21°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/21°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/24°C

POLOKWANE
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/24°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/24°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/24°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 00/21°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 00/23°C

UPINGTON
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 02/27°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/17°C

GQEBERHA
Fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine.
Wind: Light south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/19°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Morning fog in places, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-westerly, becoming south-westerly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/26°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/24°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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