TUESDAY WEATHER: Cold with some possible rain in the south and the east

By Staff Writer
Published: 27 April 2026 [updated 28 April]

This forecast is for: Tue 28 April 2026
The maps cover: Tue 28 Apr – Thu 30 Apr


Very cold conditions are expected over the northern interior of Eastern Cape.

Morning fog can be expected in many parts of the country.

SEE ALSO: Snowfall possible for Lesotho, the Drakensberg and the Eastern Cape on the long weekend.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

A. level 2 warning for damaging winds resulting in localised damage to settlements and temporary structures, localised disruption to power and communications, as well as disruptions of beach/port activity in places along the coast between East London to Port Edward.

B. level 2 warning for damaging waves resulting in localised difficulty in navigation of small boats with a risk of some vessels taking on water and capsizing within a locality in places along thecoast between Tsitsikamma and Port Edward.

C. level 1 warning for damaging winds and waves resulting in localised disruption of small harbours and/or a port for a short period of time, small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality, and difficulty in navigation between Port Edward and Kosi Bay.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

GAUTENG
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog in the Highveld and escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the east where it will be cloudy.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in the east where it will be cloudy.

NORTH WEST
Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise fine and cool to warm becoming partly cloudy in the extreme east in the late afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise fine and cool to cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold. It will be fine in the central and northern parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool to cold but cloudy over the eastern and southern parts with a chance of rain along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly but strong along the west coast, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold with isolated showers and rain along the coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cold but very cold in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but cold in the extreme south-west. It will become cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/23°C

JOHANNESBURG
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

VEREENIGING
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/20°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise cloudy with a chance of rain and showers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/22°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/19°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/16°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 4/16°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/19°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/18°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with a chance of rain in the morning.
Wind: Moderate westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/16°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain at times.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/16°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain at times.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/18°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated afternoon and evening showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/18°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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