WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Partly cloudy in the west and morning fog in five provinces but snow possible from Thursday

By Staff Writer
Published: 21 July 2026

This forecast is for: Wed 22 July 2026
The maps cover: Wed 22 Jul – Fri 24 Jul


Isolated showers possible along the east and south coasts on Thursday.

SEE ALSO: Snowfall possible in South Africa and Lesotho this week.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Enoch Mgijima, Intsika Yethu and Emalahleni local municipalities in the Eastern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool but warm in extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog over the central parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in places, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and cool to warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly in the morning, otherwise moderate north-westerly, becoming fresh towards the evening.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy along the south and western interior, with fog patches in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but fine in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate northerly, but fresh to strong north-westerly along the south-west. It will be south-westerly along the south.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light and variable at first, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly in the morning, but south-westerly from the south in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to northerly, becoming fresh at times in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/24°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/21°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/22°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/26°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/23°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/27°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/27°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/23°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/25°C

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

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly, but north-westerly during the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/17°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/18°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable at first, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/19°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh northeasterly in the morning, but south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with morning, becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/27°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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