THURSDAY WEATHER: Cold in southern part of the country with scattered to isolated rainfall

By Staff Writer
Published: 5 August 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 06 August 2026
The maps cover: Thu 06 Aug – Sat 08 Aug


A passing cold front, accompanied by a cut-off low, is expected to affect the southern parts of the country from Sunday into Monday. This system is expected to bring very cold, wet, and windy conditions, very rough seas, and a risk of localized flooding.

The public and small stock farmers are urged to take the necessary precautions to safeguard lives, property, and livestock.

SEE ALSO: Widespread low-level snowfall possible across Lesotho and South Africa.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Morning frost in places, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cool to warm.

LIMPOPO
Fine and warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but cloudy in the west. It will be windy over the eastern parts in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable north of Hondeklip Bay, otherwise fresh north-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and rain in the south-west and southern parts. It will be windy in the south-west during the early hours of the morning. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-westerly, reaching gale force at times in the south-western parts during the early hours of the morning, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly but light to moderate south-west along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog patches in the south, otherwise fine and cold to cool, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool, becoming partly cloudy from the evening but cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Evening fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm, becoming cloudy in the south with isolated showers and rain along the extreme south coast from late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, but westerly to south-westerly in the south, spreading northwards from the afternoon and reaching fresh at times.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/25°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/23°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/23°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/26°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/26°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/25°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/26°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Morning frost, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 00/23°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/26°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/24°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain in the morning.
Wind: Fresh north-westerly at first, but moderate south-easterly in the evening, otherwise light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/15°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon.
Wind: Light westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/15°C

GQEBERHA
Fine, becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy from late afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly, reaching fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the evening.
Wind: Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine, becoming cloudy from late afternoon with evening
fog patches.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/28°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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