Rain and thunderstorms in the central part of South Africa on Friday

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 August 2025 [updated 29 August]

This forecast is for: Fri 29 August 2025
The maps cover: Fri 29 Aug – Sun 31 Aug

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Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and south-eastern parts of the country while clearing over the interior on Friday.

From Saturday it should be fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy and cool in the south with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the western parts of North West, the eastern parts of Northern Cape, in places over Free State, the northern and extreme south-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, in places over Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm but hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and warm but hot in places.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy, windy and warm, with morning isolated showers and thundershowers over the western parts.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers over the western parts.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fog along the coast at first, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers over the eastern parts, where it will be windy, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fog along the coast at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm over the eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly, becoming south-westerly along the west coast in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with morning fog and chances of rain in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme west. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming light to moderate south-westerly from late morning.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Windy in the north, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east and along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light and variable early morning, otherwise moderate north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the south in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly in the south in the morning and evening, otherwise, moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/27°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/29°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/29°C

MAHIKENG
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/30°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated morning showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/23°C

UPINGTON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/19°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Cloudy with fog in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/20°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with fog and chances of rain in the morning.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming light to moderate south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/19°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/23°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly in the afternoon, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/32°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/30°C

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