FRIDAY WEATHER: Rain possible in most of the country and three weather warnings

By Staff Writer
Published: 27 November 2025 [updated 28 November]

This forecast is for: Fri 28 November 2025
The maps cover: Fri 28 Nov – Fri 28 Nov

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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 Friday:

A. level 4 warning severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads and low-level bridges and areas, damaging winds, as well as small hail and strong are expected over Limpopo, excluding the extreme north-east and Mpumalanga, except in the far south-west.

B. level 2 warning severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads and low-level bridges and areas and large amounts of small hail over Free State, south-western North West and central parts of Eastern Cape.

C. level 1 warning damaging wind resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea in the early morning between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay (not marked on the map).

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most of Northern Cape, north-eastern parts of Western Cape, north-western parts of Eastern Cape and North West.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the Lowveld where it will be warm in places.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but cloudy in the east where it will be widespread.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers, but cloudy in the east where it will be widespread.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central parts but scattered in the extreme east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and warm along the west and south coast in the morning and evening otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be strong to near gale easterly to south-easterly along the south coast in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly. It will become fresh to strong south-westerly in the evening.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Very hot in places over the interior, otherwise partly to cloudy and warm to hot with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly to cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to north-easterly becoming fresh in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/21°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/35°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy from evening.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-westerly to westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the evening.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with afternoon and evening showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Fresh to strong easterly, moderating in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/26°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, but strong at times in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light and variable until mid-morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light southerly to south-westerly becoming fresh north-easterly in the afternoon
Minimum/Maximum: 20/31°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

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