FRIDAY WEATHER: Frost, fog and rain along the southern and eastern part of the country

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 May 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 29 May 2026
The maps cover: Fri 29 May – Sun 31 May


Warnings from the SA Weather Service from Friday:

No impact warnings for now.

SEE ALSO: Snow possible in six SA provinces and Lesotho next week – heavy in some areas.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool, but warm in the north.

MPUMALANGA
Morning frost in places over the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld. It will become partly cloudy in the evening with isolated rain and showers expected over the escarpment and southern Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool to warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches along the coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but cold in places. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, reaching fresh from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, but cloudy along the south-east coast. It will be warm in places along the west coast. The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly along the south coast in the morning becoming moderate to fresh easterly, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold, but cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, becoming moderate to fresh easterly from mid-morning.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cold in places in the north, otherwise cloudy and cool with morning fog patches as well as isolated showers and rain except in the north-west, but scattered along the Wild Coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy to partly with morning fog patches over the eastern interior and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly in the north, but fresh to strong south-westerly in the south.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

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

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/23°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/23°C

MBOMBELA
Fine becoming partly cloudy in the evening with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/28°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/24°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/25°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/25°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/24°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/25°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/28°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

GEORGE
Cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Wind: Moderate to fresh westerly early morning, otherwise easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/25°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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