SUNDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain possible and severe thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 21 February 2026 [updated 22 February]

This forecast is for: Sun 22 February 2026
The maps cover: Sun 22 Feb – Sun 22 Feb


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Morning fog is possible in places in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, the Northern Cape, the Western Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail that will result in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over the north-central parts of Northern Cape.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail that will result in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over Northern Cape, except in the extreme western parts and north-central parts, north-eastern parts Western Cape, north-eastern parts of Eastern Cape, extreme western parts of North West, in places over Free State except in the north-east, western and extreme north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal as well as the central parts of Mpumalanga.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers except in the extreme north-east. It will be partly cloudy in the east.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in south-east.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north-eastern parts.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the coast, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme west where it will be partly cloudy, but widespread in the north-central parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to south-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning with fog patches along the west coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme west. It will be very hot over the Central and Little Karoo. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly but moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly along the south coast. It will become light to moderate south-westerly along the west and south-west coast in the evening.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered thundershowers, except in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly to north-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with thundershowers in the north, spreading to central parts of the area. Some light evening rain or drizzle is likely along the Wild Coast, east of Port St Johns. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north easterly

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

UPINGTON
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 25/31°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy in the morning with fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/27°C

GEORGE
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers from late afternoon.
Wind: light to moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: fresh to strong easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/28°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy
Wind: fresh to strong north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: light to moderate easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/28°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: light to moderate easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/30°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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