WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain or thunderstorms, fog and mostly moderate temperatures

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

This forecast is for: Wed 04 March 2026
The maps cover: Wed 04 Mar – Wed 04 Mar


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Partly cloudy and warm to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country on Wednesday.

Morning or evening fog is likely in a number of places on Wednesday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over parts of the Northern Cape and Mpumalanga.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Kai !Garib and Kareeberg municipalities of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north and Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north-east, where it will be cloudy.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme eastern and northern parts.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy in the morning with fog over the north-west becoming fine by the afternoon, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east and central parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming light and variable from the evening.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the north-east. It will become partly cloudy over the Overberg District from the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly in the west until the evening, otherwise light and variable.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated thundershowers in the north. It will become cloudy with fog in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with fog patches in places at first, otherwise fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming fresh to strong north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy with morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers except along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly until mid-morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in places in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/25°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/29°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy, with evening scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/35°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/24°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming cloudy in the evening with fog.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/27°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light and variable at first, becoming fresh to strong north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

DURBAN
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light north-westerly until late morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/30°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Light north-westerly until late morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/34°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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