TUESDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west, cooler in the east and a thunderstorm warning for the north-east

By Staff Writer
Published: 30 March 2026 [updated 31 March]

This forecast is for: Tue 31 March 2026
The maps cover: Tue 31 Mar – Thu 02 Apr


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Morning or evening fog patches can be expected over many parts of the country on Tuesday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

A. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and North West as per the map above.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Kareeberg LM of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

GAUTENG
Morning fog patches over the southern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the escarpment, and southern Highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches over the eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, expect for the western parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning foggy and misty conditions over the southern and north-western parts, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot but cool in places along the south and south-west coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly along the west coast from the afternoon, spreading to the south coast in the evening.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog patches in places in the morning, otherwise fine and warm, but hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be fresh easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but cloudy with light rain along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning and evening fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be fresh south-easterly in the extreme north, otherwise easterly to northeasterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Tuesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/27°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/26°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/35°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly, becoming fresh south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/26°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with patches of fog in the morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Fresh easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with light rain (30%).
Wind: Fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/29°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning and evening fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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