FRIDAY WEATHER: Rainfall possible in eight provinces and thunderstorm warnings for seven including a level 4

By Staff Writer
Published: 29 January 2026 [updated 30 January]

This forecast is for: Fri 30 January 2026
The maps cover: Fri 30 Jan – Sat 31 Jan


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Morning fog patches are likely in a few parts of the country on Friday.

It will be hot in the interior but milder on the coast.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the east of the Free State, as per the updated map.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail expected over vast parts of the Free State, North West, Gauteng, parts of Mpumalanga, extreme south-western parts of Limpopo, the extreme north-eastern parts of Northern Cape, parts of KwaZulu-Natal and parts of the Eastern Cape as per the map.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most parts of Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy with morning fog patches over the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers over the Highveld.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy with morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm, becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches over the eastern parts, otherwise cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the western parts.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches along the coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, but partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be fresh southerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the extreme south-east, otherwise fine and warm to hot. It will be partly cloudy in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with light rain along the coast and adjacent interior in the morning. Scattered afternoon thunderstorms over the interior, but isolated in the west. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west and southern interior, otherwise isolated except in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/29°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and
thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/33°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and
thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/33°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Cloudy and windy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/31°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/35°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/38°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly becoming fresh.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/30°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate easterly
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with morning rain (30% chance), otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light south-westerly in the morning, otherwise light to moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/29°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-easterly in the morning, otherwise moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/32°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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