FRIDAY WEATHER: Fog in places and extremely hot in parts of the western interior

By Staff Writer
Published: 29 October 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 30 October 2026
The maps cover: Fri 30 Oct – Sun 01 Nov


A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places over Chris Hani and Alfred Nzo District Municipalities in the Eastern Cape until Sunday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

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

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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MPUMALANGA
Morning fog with afternoon showers and thundershowers along the escarpment and eastern Highveld, otherwise fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon except in the Lowveld.

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LIMPOPO
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy over the central parts in the afternoon.

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NORTH WEST
Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

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THE FREE STATE
Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the east.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy with misty conditions along the west, otherwise fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the east in the afternoon. It will be warm over the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly, becoming fresh at times in the afternoon.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and hot along the southern parts, otherwise fine and hot but very hot over the Central Karoo. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly along the south-west, but easterly to south-easterly along the southern parts.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning and evening fog is expected in places near the coast, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot. It will be warm to cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning and evening fog is expected in places near the coast, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly but light to moderate at first.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme western parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh from late morning.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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