Fog, cooler temperatures and a chance of rainfall along the coast on Saturday

By Staff Writer
Published: 29 August 2025 [updated 30 August]

This forecast is for: Sat 30 August 2025
The maps cover: Sat 30 Aug – Mon 01 Sep

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Fine and warm to hot but partly cloudy and cool in the south with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior on Saturday.

From Sunday it should be fine and cool to warm but hot in the east, becoming partly cloudy with light rain and showers in places.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, eastern parts of Mpumalanga as well as central and northern parts of Limpopo.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

MPUMALANGA
Fine and warm but hot to very hot in the Lowveld. It will become partly cloudy over the escarpment and southern Highveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and warm to hot but very hot in the Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool, but warm over the northern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly, but moderate south-easterly to easterly along the south coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with light rain over eastern interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with light rain in places south of escarpment where it will be cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming north-easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over south-eastern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain except in the north-west. It will be hot in places in the north The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly but moderate southerly to south-westerly in the south, spreading to Kosi Bay by the afternoon, becoming light easterly to north-easterly in the south from evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/28°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy by late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/35°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/30°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/30°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/26°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/27°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/29°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/21°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 09/20°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/21°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with light rain.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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