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Foggy in the morning on Tuesday with a high fire risk in four provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 25 August 2025

This forecast is for: Tue 26 August 2025
The maps cover: Tue 26 Aug – Thu 28 Aug


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From Wednesday it should be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over central parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of Limpopo and North West, western parts of Free State and eastern parts of Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool to warm.

LIMPOPO
Fine and warm to hot.

NORTH WEST
Fine, windy and warm becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. It will be windy in the west.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool in the west, otherwise, partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places over the southern parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm but partly cloudy over the southern parts in the morning. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly to southerly along the west coast, otherwise light to moderate easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise light easterly becoming north-easterly in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool becoming partly cloudy south of the escarpment from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise easterly becoming moderate north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain along the north coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong in places until late morning.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/29°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/29°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/24°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/27°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/29°C

VRYBURG
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/30°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy, becoming fine in afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/33°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/18°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise light easterly becoming north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/19°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise easterly becoming north-easterly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong at times until late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly reaching strong at times until late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/21°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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