TUESDAY WEATHER: Cool with fog in the south and east but hot in the northern interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 24 August 2026

This forecast is for: Tue 25 August 2026
The maps cover: Tue 25 Aug – Thu 27 Aug


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches on the eastern Highveld and escarpment areas, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot in places in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches in the north-west and central parts, otherwise fine and warm but hot in places in the Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool to warm.

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

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the north-west and southern parts, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot. It will be cold in places along the south and south-west coasts. The wind along the coast will be light and variable along the south coast until the afternoon, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly reaching strong

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, but cloudy in the south in the morning and evening with mist in places, otherwise partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, becoming cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the evening with fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy with morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, but fresh in the north at times. It will become south-westerly south of Durban from the morning, spreading northwards and reaching Kosi Bay towards evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/24°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/25°C

MBOMBELA
Fine with possible fog in the morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

POLOKWANE
Fine with possible fog in the early morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/26°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/29°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/27°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/29°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/32°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C

GEORGE
Cloudy in the morning with fog, otherwise partly cloudy from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/17°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/22°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the evening
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/22°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, becoming moderate south-westerly from mid-morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/27°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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