A pleasant and mild weekend ahead with no weather warnings for Saturday

By Staff Writer
Published: 25 April 2025 [updated 26 April]

This forecast is for: Sat 26 April 2025
The maps cover: Sat 26 Apr – Mon 28 Apr

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Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in places in the north-east, according to the SA Weather Service.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures in Richtersveld municipality in the Northern Cape is expected until Sunday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the north-western parts of Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Saturday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

2. MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme north.

3. LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the south-western parts.

4. NORTH-WEST PROVINCE
Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

5. FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east and along the Lesotho border, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm, but hot over the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog along the south-western and southern coast, otherwise fine and warm to hot but cool in places. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly along the west coast in the morning, otherwise light to moderate south-easterly but fresh along the south-west coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light northerly becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm with evening fog along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy and cool with isolated morning showers along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong south-westerly in the extreme north.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/21°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/20°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/23°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/24°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/23°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/22°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/24°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/28°C

CAPE TOWN
Early morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Morning fog, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy, becoming fine from the evening.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

GQEBERHA
Fine
Wind: Light northerly becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

EAST LONDON
Fine becoming cloudy with evening fog patches.
Wind: Light to moderate north easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with morning showers, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with morning showers, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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