SUNDAY WEATHER: Some rain including along the south coast and a damaging wave warning

By Staff Writer
Published: 4 April 2026 [updated 5 April]

This forecast is for: Sun 05 April 2026
The maps cover: Sun 05 Apr – Sun 05 Apr


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

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. level 1 warning for damaging waves leading to disruption in beachfront activities is expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay until Monday.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Hot in the north, otherwise fine and warm becoming partly cloudy from the afternoon.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog along the Highveld and escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but cool in places along the escarpment. Chance of light drizzle or light rain possible from the afternoon along the escarpment and western Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH WEST
Fine and warm becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the coast and the extreme western interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in places. It will hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to southeasterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with a chance light rain in the south-west at first, spreading into along the south coast towards midday. It will be fine in the west. The wind along the coast will be light south to south-westerly becoming moderate to fresh from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fog patches in places over interior at first, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain in the north-east. It will be warm in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in places in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the south, otherwise isolated except in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly south of Mandeni in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/30°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/29°C

VEREENIGING
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with a chance of light rain from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/26°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

VRYBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/29°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy with a chance of light rain at first.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate south westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with a chance light rain from late morning.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming easterly to south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/30°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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