THURSDAY WEATHER: A foggy start and some isolated thunderstorms but no warnings for Heritage Day for now

By Staff Writer
Published: 23 September 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 24 September 2026
The maps cover: Thu 24 Sep – Fri 25 Sep


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Musina and Thulamela municipalities of Limpopo.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the Lowveld. Isolated showers and thundershowers can be expected in the afternoon.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in places in the south and central in the afternoon.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south and along Lesotho border.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy over the west and southern parts where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected. Otherwise fine and cool to warm, but hot over the northern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog patches over the west and southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool warm but hot over the west coast with isolated showers and thundershowers over the extreme north-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly along the south-west and south-coast until afternoon, otherwise light and variable.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog and in places and light rain along the coast and adjacent interior (east of Cape St Francis) in the morning, otherwise fine and warm but cool along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog in places in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly, becoming easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm becoming cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly in the extreme north at first, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/30°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/28°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/27°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with fog and light rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with fog and light rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light south-westerly, becoming easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly becoming light and variable by the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly becoming light and variable by the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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