THURSDAY WEATHER: Chilly overnight especially in Johannesburg with fog in the east but very hot in the western interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 October 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 29 October 2026
The maps cover: Thu 29 Oct – Fri 30 Oct


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Inxuba Yethemba Local Municipality of the Eastern Cape until Saturday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

Extremely high veld fire conditions are expected over the Kamiesbergof the Northern Cape and Matzikama Western Cape local municipalities.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm.

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MPUMALANGA
Cloudy with morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

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LIMPOPO
Cloudy with drizzle along in the escarpment in the morning, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

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NORTH-WEST
Fine and hot.

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THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot but very hot in places. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy along the southern coast, otherwise fine. The wind along the coast will be fresh easterly to south-easterly, but strong southerly along the west.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fog in places in the south at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light easterly, freshening in the afternoon.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fog in most places at first, otherwise fine and warm but cool in places. The wind along the coast will be light north-easterly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain in the north. The wind along the coast will be light and variable but light easterly to south-easterly in the north, becoming light to moderate north-easterly in the south from late morning, spreading to Sodwana Bay by the evening.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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