SATURDAY WEATHER: Fog, frost and very cold in some parts of the country

By Staff Writer
Published: 5 June 2026

This forecast is for: Sat 06 June 2026
The maps cover: Sat 06 Jun – Sat 06 Jun


Very cold conditions are expected over the north-eastern high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape on Saturday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool to cold, but partly cloudy in the south-west.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog in the Lowveld, and morning frost in places over the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool to cold.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog in places in the west, otherwise fine and cool.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and cool to cold.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in places in the central and westerns parts and along the Lesotho border, otherwise partly cloudy and cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the north-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to cold. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places along the south coast, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cold to cool. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning frost in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold, but cool along the coast. It will become fine in the evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming light and variable from late morning.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning frost in places over the interior, otherwise fine and cold to cool, but very cold in places north of the escarpment. It will become partly cloudy from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming north-easterly from in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise fine and cool but cold in the south-west. It will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 3/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/16°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/15°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/18°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/18°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 1/18°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/17°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Morning fog, otherwise, partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 1/13°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/16°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 2/20°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine to partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 8/18°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming light and variable from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/18°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate north-westerly, becoming northerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/19°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise fine becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 6/18°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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