WEEKEND WEATHER: Very cold in the interior and a warning for waves for Friday

By Staff Writer
Published: 2 July 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 03 July 2026
The maps cover: Fri 03 Jul – Fri 03 Jul


Very cold conditions can be expected in places over the eastern high ground of the Eastern Cape on Friday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 2 warning for damaging waves resulting in localised difficulty in navigation of small vessels, disruption to ports/harbours and beach activities between Cape St Francis and Kosi Bay.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool to cold.

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool to cold.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool.

NORTH-WEST
Morning frost expected in places, otherwise fine and cold.

THE FREE STATE
Morning frost expected in places, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon and very cold to cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning frost expected in places, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon and cold but very cold in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly in the south.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool with light rain by morning over the south-western parts and possible frost over the central Karoo Municipality, otherwise fine and cool, but cold over the southern parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong westerly to north-westerly along the south-western parts, otherwise moderate north-easterly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning frost in places in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and cold, but cool along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly in the morning, otherwise south-westerly, becoming light and variable in places east of Cape St Francis in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning frost in places over the interior, otherwise fine becoming partly cloudy and cold to cool, but very cold in places north of the escarpment. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light north-westerly in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cool but cold in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 3/17°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: 0/16°C

VEREENIGING
Fine
Minimum/Maximum: -1/15°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 7/21°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/22°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 0/17°C

VRYBURG
Morning frost, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: -2/15°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Morning frost, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: -1/12°C

KIMBERLEY
Morning frost, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: -1/13°C

UPINGTON
Morning frost, otherwise partly cloudy becoming fine in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: -2/15°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy to partly cloudy, with isolated showers and rain in the morning.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/17°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable in the afternoon, otherwise moderate north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/19°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light north-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/21°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly becoming light north-westerly late evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly becoming light westerly late evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/24°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 5/20°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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