WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Cold in places, foggy, rain or thunderstorms and windy in the south-west

By Staff Writer
Published: 16 June 2026

This forecast is for: Wed 17 June 2026
The maps cover: Wed 17 Jun – Fri 19 Jun


SEE ALSO: WEATHER OUTLOOK: Cut-off low bringing colder and windy conditions from Tuesday – more snow possible including in Namibia.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches over the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold but warm in the Lowveld with isolated showers and rain in the east, but likely drizzle along the escarpment.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches in places over the central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the Lowveld with isolated showers and rain in places in the east, but likely drizzle along the escarpment.

NORTH WEST
Partly cloudy and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly from the late afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches are expected in places over the interior. It will be fine over the western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold but warm over the north-western part. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, but moderate easterly to north-easterly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to cold, with morning and evening fog likely in the extreme southern interior. The wind along the coast will be Light northerly becoming light easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to cold, with morning and evening fog likely in the extreme south. The wind along the coast will be Light northerly becoming light south easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and rain over the eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly in the north, otherwise light and variable becoming north-easterly by the late afternoon spreading northwards.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/19°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/18°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/19°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with likely drizzle.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

POLOKWANE
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/20°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/20°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/20°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/19°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/20°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/24°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/18°C

GQEBERHA
Fine but partly cloudy early morning and in the evening.
Wind: Light northerly becoming light easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy but fine around midday.
Wind: Light northerly becoming light south easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light and variable becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly form the late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light and variable becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly form the late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showersand rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/21°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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