FRIDAY WEATHER: Some chance of rain in the east and dangerous fire conditions in the central interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 22 January 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 23 January 2026
The maps cover: Fri 23 Jan – Fri 23 Jan


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Morning fog can be expected in a few provinces.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi, Alfred Nzo, OR Tambo and Amathole local municipalities of the Eastern Cape from Saturday until Thursday next week.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

C. level 1 warning for damaging coastal winds resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea, localised disruption of small harbours and/or ports for a short period of time and small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality are expected between Port Edward and KwaDukuza in the morning.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the southern parts of Free State, and the central parts of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. It will be windy in south.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog patches along the coast at first; otherwise fine, windy and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy in the east. The Wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with a chance of light showers and rain along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming fresh in the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm but cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm but cool in places along the coast with a chance of light rain and showers in places south of escarpment. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning and evening fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly in the north at first, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly. It will become light to moderate south-easterly in the south in the evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/31°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/32°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/34°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/33°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/36°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/36°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light and variable from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Fresh to
strong southerly to south-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/27°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate northerly at first, otherwise fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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