THURSDAY WEATHER: Showers, thunderstorms and snow possible and very cold from Friday

By Staff Writer
Published: 22 July 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 23 July 2026
The maps cover: Thu 23 Jul – Sat 25 Jul


Isolated showers possible along the coast with scattered showers in the south and thundershowers possible in the interior on Thursday.

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

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy in the extreme south, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool to warm.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be cold over the extreme south. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly to northerly, becoming light to moderate from the evening.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold to cool with intermittent rain over the south-west in the morning spreading eastward from the afternoon, while clearing from the west from the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly but strong in the south-west, becoming moderate southerly to south-westerly along the south-west spreading eastward in the late afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers in the evening along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with morning showers in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but fine in the extreme north. Isolated showers and rain are expected along the south coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly in the extreme south early-morning and spreading to Mtunzini in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/23°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/20°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/21°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/27°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/25°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/24°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/24°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/20°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/21°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/19°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with intermittent rain, clearing from the evening.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-westerly, becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/16°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with intermittent rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/16°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy becoming cloudy with scattered showers in the evening.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C
KuGOMPO CITY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the evening.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the evening.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly at first, becoming south-westerly to southerly from mid-morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/24°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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