Foggy on Wednesday with a thunderstorm warning for the Northern Cape

By Staff Writer
Published: 26 August 2025 [updated 27 August]

This forecast is for: Wed 27 August 2025
The maps cover: Wed 27 Aug – Fri 29 Aug

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Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over central parts of the country on Wednesday.

From Thursday it should be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and rain over the north-western, central and south-eastern parts of South Africa.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms in parts of the Northern Cape, as per the map above.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the south-eastern parts of Northern Cape, north-western parts of Free State, eastern parts of Eastern Cape and the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.

LIMPOPO
Morning with morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but fine in the central.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme west.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west with morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers except in the south. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west with morning fog over the extreme north-western parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly but light to moderate westerly along the south coast from the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in places over interior in the morning, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming light in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm, but cool in places in the south-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly becoming moderate south-westerly south of Richards Bay by afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/29°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/29°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/25°C

MAHIKENG
partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/28°C

VRYBURG
partly cloudy and windy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy
Minimum/Maximum: 06/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/30°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/31°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/18°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/21°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy.
Wind: moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/32°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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