THURSDAY WEATHER: Partly cloudy with morning and evening fog in a few provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 19 August 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 20 August 2026
The maps cover: Thu 20 Aug – Thu 20 Aug


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Tsantsabane and Gamagara local municipalities of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and warm. It will be hot in places in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in the west, otherwise fine and warm, but hot in places.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm but cool along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming strong from the evening.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fog patches will be expected over the north-eastern parts, otherwise fine but partly cloudy andalong the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly to south-westerly, but fresh southerly along the west.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Evening fog over western and southern interior, otherwise partly to cloudy and cool to warm. Isolated showers and rain are expected along the south coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/31°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/30°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/30°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/30°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/28°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/31°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/32°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/30°C

UPINGTON
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 09/33°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Fresh southerly, but strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/18°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy, but fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate northerly in the morning, otherwise south-easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/18°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy at first, otherwise fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly becoming southerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/20°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy in the morning and evening, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh south-westerly, moderating in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the evening.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine to partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly from mid-morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine to partly cloudy with evening fog.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/22°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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