A very cold start to a foggy Friday in many places and a wind warning

By Staff Writer
Published: 22 May 2025 [updated 23 May]

This forecast is for: Fri 23 May 2025
The maps cover: Fri 23 May – Sun 25 May

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Fine and cool to warm conditions are expected with possible damaging interior winds along the west coast of the Northern Cape on Friday, according to the SA Weather Service (SAWS).

Warnings from the SAWS for Friday:

A. level 2 warning for damaging winds in parts of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Friday:

1. GAUTENG
Morning fog in places, otherwise fine and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

2. MPUMALANGA
Morning fog over the highveld, otherwise fine and cool but warm in places over the Lowveld.

3. LIMPOPO
Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but partly cloudy in the extreme north-east.

4. NORTH WEST PROVINCE
Fine and cool.

5. FREE STATE
Cloudy in the east at first, otherwise fine and cool.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm, but windy over the north-western interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog over the southern and south-western parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly along the south west coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the south, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the north, otherwise fine and cold to cool. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise south-easterly, becoming north-easterly from the evening.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in the central and western interior, otherwise fine and cool to cold. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly south of Richards Bay, otherwise south-westerly, becoming light easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Friday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/20°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/19°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/22°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/19°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/20°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/19°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/19°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: -1/20°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/23°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Light southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/23°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

GQEBERHA
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming light to moderate north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise south-easterly, becoming north-easterly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly until mid-morning and in the evening, otherwise north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly until late morning and in the evening, otherwise south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/21°C

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