THURSDAY WEATHER: Rainfall across most of the country, fog and damaging winds off the coast

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

This forecast is for: Thu 27 November 2025
The maps cover: Thu 27 Nov – Thu 27 Nov

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From Thursday it should be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts of South Africa. It will be very hot in places in the west and there will be fog in a few provinces.

Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over most parts of the country, but widespread over the central interior on Friday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 4 warning severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours, flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, displacement of affected communities, danger to life (fast flowing streams / deep water), major travel disruptions (incl. route obstructions) and accidents, hail, strong gusty winds, and excessive lightning, over the western and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

B. level 2 warning severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours, localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail (or large hail in an open area), strong gusty winds, and lightning, in places over Limpopo (except for the Limpopo Valley and the northern part of the Lowveld), southern parts of Free State except along the northern border of Lesotho, the northern and extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, parts of the Northern Cape and parts of North West as per the updated map above.

C. level 1 warning damaging wind leading to difficulty in navigation at sea between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay from the late morning, until Friday afternoon (not marked on the map).

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama Khoi, Khai-Ma and Hantam Karoo local municipalities in the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Fog in places in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches in the highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme north-east. It will be hot in places in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy and warm with widespread shower and thundershowers, but scattered in the lowveld, where it will be hot in places.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy along the coast in the morning with fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but fine in the north-west. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the east but scattered in the extrene south-east. It will be very hot places over the central and eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly, but light and variable in the early morning.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot in the northern and western parts, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, except in the west with scattered rain showers along the south coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly north of Cape Columbine, otherwise fresh to strong south-easterly, reaching gale at times along the south-west coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with light rain along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly, becoming fresh to strong easterly in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning and evening fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in the extreme north-east. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected in the west, otherwise scattered but isolated in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-westerly in the south from mid-morning, spreading northwards by late morning.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

JOHANNESBURG
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/26°C

VEREENIGING
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/31°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/33°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/38°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/30°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with light rain.
Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly, becoming fresh to strong easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with light rain, but scattered showers and thundershowers from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered evening showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light and variable until mid-morning, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light northerly to north-westerly until late morning, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/32°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy to cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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