MONDAY WEATHER: Frost in places and a warning for damaging coastal wind and waves

By Staff Writer
Published: 26 July 2026

This forecast is for: Mon 27 July 2026
The maps cover: Mon 27 Jul – Tue 28 Jul


From Monday it should be partly cloudy and cold over the eastern and southern parts of the country with isolated to scattered rain. Otherwise, fine and cool, but it will be very cold in places along the Drakensberg mountains on Tuesday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 1 warning for damaging coastal wind and waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea for small vessels/ personal water craft and localised disruption to beachfront activities between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas on Monday and Tuesday.

SEE ALSO: Low-level snowfall possible in South Africa and Lesotho this coming week.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST
Morning frost in the south, otherwise fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm but cold in the south where it will become partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine to partly cloudy and cool to cold, but cloudy over the south coast and adjacent interior with isolated showers and rain from the afternoon, but scattered over the south-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to southwesterly along the south coast at first, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, reaching near gale along the south-west coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine at first, becoming cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming south-easterly from afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm, becoming cloudy with isolated evening showers and rain in places south of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain over the south-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly, but fresh in the north at times becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/23°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/20°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/21°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/25°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/22°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/22°C

VRYBURG
Morning frost, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/22°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Morning frost, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/21°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/23°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/17°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly to south-westerly in the morning, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/16°C

GQEBERHA
Fine at first, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and rain from midday.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming south-easterly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine at first, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated evening showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southwesterly towards midday.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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