WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west and cooler in the east with thunderstorms possible in a few provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 17 February 2026

This forecast is for: Wed 18 February 2026
The maps cover: Wed 18 Feb – Wed 18 Feb


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From Wednesday partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions can be expected with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country from the afternoon.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms associated with large amount of small hail, excessive lightning, heavy downpours leading localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements, as well as low-lying bridges/areas over Ubuntu, Emthanjeni, Umsobomvu, Renosterbergh, Thembelihle and Siyathemba Local Municipalities in the Northern Cape Province, as well as Dr Beyers Naude, Blue Crane Route and Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipalities in the Eastern Cape Province.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Fine in the Lowveld, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-east.

LIMPOPO
Fine in the east Lowveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the central interior and southern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy to fine and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly in the west, otherwise light to moderate north-westerly to westerly in the morning, becoming fresh south-westerly from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated thundershowers excluding along the coast but scattered in the north. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers but scattered in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers in the south-west, otherwise isolated except in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/27°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

MAHIKENG
Fine becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

VRYBURG
Fine becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

UPINGTON
Fine becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy to fine by the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/26°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly, becoming north-westerly in the morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/27°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers
Wind: Light northerly, becoming easterly to north-easterly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers
Wind: Light north-westerly becoming easterly to north-easterly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers
Minimum/Maximum: 10/29°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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