THURSDAY WEATHER: Cooler in places and rainfall possible in the south and the east

By Staff Writer
Published: 25 February 2026 [updated 26 February]

This forecast is for: Thu 26 February 2026
The maps cover: Thu 26 Feb – Thu 26 Feb


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Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of Limpopo on Thursday morning, as per the map above.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in places.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm to hot becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog in the east, otherwise fine warm to hot becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot, but cool over the southern parts, becoming fine from the late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to to south-easterly, becoming fresh in the north from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to warm with a chance of light rain and showers in the west and southern parts, becoming fine in the west from the late afternoon, The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly to westerly, becoming fresh to strong along the south, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly in the west.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm becoming cloudy along the coast from late morning with a chance of light rain, spreading into the adjacent interior by the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming strong in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm becoming cloudy from the south-west in the afternoon with a chance light evening rain south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, but light south-easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north-east with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming moderate northeasterly from the south in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/27°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

VRYBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/33°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with isolated light showers and rain, clearing by the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated light showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable by morning, otherwise moderate south-westerly to westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/21°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming cloudy with a chance of light afternoon and evening rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light to moderate westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming cloudy in the evening with a chance of light rain.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly, but light south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light south-westerly to southerly, becoming moderating north-easterly to northerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/29°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly to southerly in the morning, becoming moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/31°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise, partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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