TUESDAY WEATHER: Hot in the interior but a cut-off low should bring rain to the Western Cape over the next few days

By Staff Writer
Published: 2 February 2026 [updated 3 February]

This forecast is for: Tue 03 February 2026
The maps cover: Tue 03 Feb – Tue 03 Feb


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There is a good chance of some very welcome rainfall along the south coast from Tuesday, and from Wednesday it becomes an 80% chance of widespread showers roughly between Arniston and Tsitsikamma, extending inland to Prince Albert as per the map above.

A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi and northern parts of Alfred Nzo Districts Municipalities in the Eastern Cape, until Wednesday.

Very hot to extremely hot conditions are expected in places over the Nama-Khoi Local Municipality in the Northern Cape, as well as the Beaufort West Local Municipality in the Western Cape.

From Wednesday it should be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country, but widespread over the Western Cape.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail, strong damaging winds, and excessive lightning over the western and central parts of Limpopo, as well as the northern Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga.

B. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of low-lying areas, damage to property and disruption to power supply and or communication in places over Inxuba Yethemba and Enoch Mgijima Local Municipalities of the Eastern Cape.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern parts of the Northern Cape and Lekwa-Teemane Local Municipality of the North West.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except the extreme south-west.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east and along the Lesotho border.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine over the interior in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the north. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the south, but in the evening in the extreme north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy with light rain over the southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in the north-eastern parts where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, but fresh along the west coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the interior. It will become cloudy along the coast with evening rain and drizzle. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers over the interior. It will become cloudy along the coast with evening rain and drizzle. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west and southern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming fresh north of Durban in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

VRYBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/35°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/39°C

UPINGTON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/37°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/29°C

GEORGE
Cloudy at times with light rain.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with evening drizzle.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with light evening rain.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 25/31°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/33°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/33°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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