SATURDAY WEATHER: Cooler overnight in places and morning fog but very hot in the north-west

By Staff Writer
Published: 23 October 2026

This forecast is for: Sat 24 October 2026
The maps cover: Sat 24 Oct – Sun 25 Oct


From Sunday it should be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible over the central and eastern parts of the country.

It should be cloudy and cool along the east coast and the adjacent interior on Monday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama Khoi local municipality in the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm but hot in the extreme north.

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MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm but partly cloudy to cloudy in the east with morning fog patches and a chance of light rain or drizzle over the Lowveld and escarpment.

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LIMPOPO
Hot in places in the west, otherwise fine and warm but partly cloudy to cloudy in the east with morning fog patches and a chance of light rain along the escarpment and Lowveld areas.

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NORTH WEST
Fine and hot to very hot.

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THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the south-east, otherwise fine and warm to hot but very hot in places. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy along the west and south coast in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot along the west coast and over the Central Karoo. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to southeasterly, otherwise light and variable.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly, becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches south of the escarpment, otherwise fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly from the south during the morning, but light and variable in the evening.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy with morning fog over the southern and extreme western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north-west. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected in the north and extreme west. The wind along the coast will be light easterly to south-easterly north of Sodwana Bay until mid-morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the afternoon, becoming south-westerly in the extreme south by the evening.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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