THURSDAY WEATHER: Cold and wet in parts of the country and a warning for severe thunderstorms

By Staff Writer
Published: 24 June 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 25 June 2026
The maps cover: Thu 25 Jun – Fri 26 Jun


Severe thunderstorms accompanied by large amounts of small hail, strong gusty winds (60 km/h, gusting up to 70 km/h), and heavy downpours (20-30 mm) are possible over the southern parts of Namakwa (Northern Cape), the Central Karoo, and the Garden Route (excluding the Hessequa Municipality) from early Thursday morning until the evening and lightning associated with these thunderstorms may be excessive at times.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to large amounts of small hail, strong gusty winds and heavy downpours are possible over the southern parts of the Northern Cape and eastern parts of the Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold. It will be warm in places in the Lowveld where isolated showers and rain are expected.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in places in the north, as well as in the east. A chance of drizzle is expected along the escarpment.

NORTH-WEST
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool but cold along the Lesotho boarder. Isolated morning showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme south-west.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool but warm in the north with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly reaching strong at times between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay. It will become fresh north-westerly from the mid-morning.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy to cloudy and cool, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the extreme east from mid-morning. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming northerly at times.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the east, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to south-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/23°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/21°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/22°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/22°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/22°C

MAHIKENG
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/22°C

VRYBURG
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/24°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Morning fog, otherwise fine becoming partly cloudy in the
afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/21°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/23°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated morning showers and
thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/21°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers from mid-morning.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain. Isolated
thunderstorms may be possible.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming northerly at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

DURBAN
Fine to partly cloudy.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with morning isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate westerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/26°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine to partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/25°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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