SUNDAY WEATHER: Foggy in the morning and chilly in the interior – the calm before the storm

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

This forecast is for: Sun 03 May 2026
The maps cover: Sun 03 May – Tue 05 May


The weather for Sunday is looking pretty uneventful, but starting from early in the week we have more snow possible.

Morning fog can be expected in quite a few parts of the country on Sunday.

We will be publishing our usual dedicated snow forecast on Sunday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool to warm.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise fine and cool to warm. It will be partly cloudy in the east.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east.

NORTH-WEST
Morning fog patches in places, otherwise fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy over the north-eastern parts in the afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy with morning fog patches, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog over the eastern parts, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, but moderate to fresh southerly during the afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but cloudy over the south-western parts with light rain in the extreme south-west from the evening. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong northerly to north-westerly along the south-west coast, otherwise light and variable, but light to moderate north-easterly along the south coast until the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light north-easterly becoming moderate westerly from the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light and variable.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy in the north-east with morning fog, otherwise fine warm but cool in the west. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/25°C

JOHANNESBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/24°C

VEREENIGING
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/24°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/26°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with morning fog patches.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/25°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with morning fog patches.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/22°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/24°C

UPINGTON
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with light rain from the evening.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/21°C

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/26°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Light north-easterly becoming moderate westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/29°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

DURBAN
Fine.
Wind: moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/27°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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