SATURDAY WEATHER: Cooler with a 60% chance of rain in the south as the cold front moves east

By Staff Writer
Published: 3 April 2026 [updated 4 April]

This forecast is for: Sat 04 April 2026
The maps cover: Sat 04 Apr – Sat 04 Apr


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Fog patches can be expected over some parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

No warnings issued for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

GAUTENG
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine, becoming partly cloudy and warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine, becoming partly cloudy and warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy over the central where isolated showers and thundershowers, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog is expected along the west coast and adjacent interior, otherwise, partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers over the eastern parts but scattered over the extreme eastern parts in the morning. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly, becoming moderate south-westerly from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but it will be cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, but south-westerly in places at times.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly reaching strong in places north of Durban from the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

VEREENIGING
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/29°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/27°C

MAHIKENG
Fine in the morning, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

VRYBURG
Fine in the morning, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine in the morning, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/32°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy with morning fog patches.
Wind: Light and variable, but light north-westerly during the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

GEORGE
Cloudy, with morning isolated showers, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/22°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly but to south-westerly in places at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/29°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly reaching strong from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/31°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise, partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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