FRIDAY WEATHER: Cold overnight with thunderstorms or rain in the central interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 21 May 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 22 May 2026
The maps cover: Fri 22 May – Fri 22 May


Warnings from the SA Weather Service from Friday:

No impact warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches over the escarpment and western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in the north-eastern parts. It will be cloudy over the southern parts in the afternoon.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches over the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool becoming cloudy in the afternoon, with isolated showers and rain.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers except over the extreme eastern parts.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and cold to cool, with scattered showers and thundershowers in the extreme west, otherwise isolated except over the extreme eastern parts.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers to scattered in the central and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers and thundershowers over the north-eastern part in the early morning, but light rain over the south-western parts in the morning, spreading to the south coast and adjacent interior from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly along the west coast but fresh to strong south-westerly along the south coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming strong in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cold in places north of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered over the western interior. The wind along the coast will be Light northerly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but isolated in the extreme south-west. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme south-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly becoming fresh between Mtunzini and Cape St Lucia at times. It will become light to moderate southerly to south-easterly in the extreme south from mid-morning spreading to Mtunzini in the evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/19°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/18°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/18°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/21°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/19°C

MAHIKENG
Party cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/22°C

VRYBURG
Party cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/23°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Party cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/20°C

KIMBERLEY
Party cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/22°C

UPINGTON
Party cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/25°C

CAPE TOWN
cloudy to partly cloudy, with isolated rain from the mid-morning.
Wind: light to moderate northerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

GEORGE
Cloudy to partly cloudy, with isolated rain from the afternoon.
Wind: light north-westerly, becoming moderate westerly to south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/19°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

DURBAN
Fine to partly cloudy.
Wind: Light north-easterly, becoming light to moderate south-westerly from mid-morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine to partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/25°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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