FRIDAY WEATHER: Hot in the central interior with fog and thunderstorms in the east but no warnings

By Staff Writer
Published: 1 January 2026 [updated 2 January]

This forecast is for: Fri 02 January 2026
The maps cover: Fri 02 Jan – Fri 02 Jan


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From Friday it should be partly cloudy and warm to hot, but cool in the east with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible from the afternoon.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Matzikama Municipality of the Western Cape, the northern parts of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy in the east at first with early morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east but scattered over the Lowveld and escarpment.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy at first with showers and thundershowers in the north in the early morning but drizzle and fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme south-east in the afternoon, otherwise isolated except for the extreme south-west.

NORTH-WEST
Fine to partly cloudy and hot.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the south and extreme east, otherwise fine warm to hot to partly cloudy and hot becoming cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the north-west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but cool in places along the south coast where it will be cloudy in the late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly to westerly, becoming southerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm but cloudy with isolated showers the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in places south of the escarpment at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers south of the escarpment from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly to north-westerly in the extreme north at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/33°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine In the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/31°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/34°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/37°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming fresh southerly to south-easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

GEORGE
Fine in the early morning, otherwise cloudy.
Wind: Variable, becoming moderate westerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/25°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy at first, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/26°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/28°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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