FRIDAY WEATHER: Morning fog and cooler temperatures in parts of the country but still hot in others

By Staff Writer
Published: 22 October 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 23 October 2026
The maps cover: Fri 23 Oct – Sun 25 Oct


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over the Western Bushveld in Limpopo.

From Friday it should be fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy and cool over the eastern and southern parts of South Africa with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible in the east.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in Mahikeng and Ratlou Local Municipalities in the North West province.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm to hot.

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MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy over the eastern parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm with isolated light showers and rain along the escarpment.

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LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated light showers and rain along the escarpment. It will be fine in the south-western parts.

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NORTH WEST
Fine and hot.

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THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the extreme south-east, otherwise fine and warm to hot but cool in the extreme south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong from the afternoon.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy over the southern and eastern parts in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot over the northern parts of the West Coast District. The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly but moderate easterly to south-easterly along the south coast.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain along the east coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming light north-easterly from afternoon.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain, south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming light north-easterly by evening.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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