THURSDAY WEATHER: Some rain on the coast and chilly in the interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 27 May 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 28 May 2026
The maps cover: Thu 28 May – Thu 28 May


It should be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in places along the south-west and south-east coast on Thursday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service from Thursday:

No impact warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool but warm over the Lowveld and northern escarpment.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches along the southern escarpment, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and cool to warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm. It will become cloudy to partly cloudy with fog along the coast and adjacent interior in the evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog over the western parts, but fine over the eastern parts, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and rain over the south-western parts from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly, reaching fresh to strong along the south-west coast. It will become moderate to fresh south-westerly along the south-west coast in the evening.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, becoming cloudy in places along the coast from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate south-westerly, but north-westerly early morning and again from the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog and light rain from late afternoon in places along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, becoming cloudy south of the escarpment in the evening. The wind along the coast will be Light north-westerly early morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine to partly cloudy and warm but cool in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the extreme south from mid-morning and reaching Mtunzini towards the end of the period.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/24°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/23°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy in the morning, otherwise fine
Minimum/Maximum: 05/22°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/27°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/26°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/23°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/25°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/23°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/25°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/28°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: light to moderate westerly to north-westerly
Minimum/Maximum: 14/19°C

GEORGE
Cloudy to partly cloudy.
Wind: light to moderate westerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/20°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy, but cloudy during the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

EAST LONDON
Fog possible early morning, otherwise partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with light rain from late afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly early morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly towards afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine, becoming cloudy towards evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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