THURSDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for five provinces including the Eastern Cape and Western Cape

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

This forecast is for: Thu 05 February 2026
The maps cover: Thu 05 Feb – Thu 05 Feb


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Morning fog is likely in a few parts of the country on Thursday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail, leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges and damage to infrastructure and settlements is expected in places over Eastern Cape, south-eastern parts the Western Cape and southern Parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog over the Highveld and escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

LIMPOPO
Morning drizzle and fog along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.

NORTH-WEST
Fine in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.

THE FREE STATE
Fine in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west where it will be windy.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog along the coast, otherwise cloudy and partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly from late afternoon.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the central and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light easterly along the south coast in the morning where it will become moderate to fresh south-westerly from the afternoon, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be Light to moderate variable wind.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered thundershowers, but widespread over the central-western parts. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and warm to hot. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme south-west, otherwise isolated except in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/31°C

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

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/30°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

MAHIKENG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/34°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/35°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy and windy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/35°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/36°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 25/37°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy with a chance of morning showers around the
Peninsula.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/29°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate variable wind.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/29°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/31°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 24/32°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/36°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/36°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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