FRIDAY WEATHER: Hot in the north-east, cooler in the south and thunderstorm warnings for six provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 5 November 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 06 November 2026
The maps cover: Fri 06 Nov – Fri 06 Nov


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From Friday it should be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible in the central and eastern parts of the country, as well as over the south-west.

Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail over the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, south-western Highveld of Mpumalanga.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail and severe lightning resulting in localised flooding over the eastern part of the Free State and North West, central parts of KwaZulu-Natal, in places over the Highveld of Mpumalanga and parts of the Western Bushveld of Limpopo.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over parts of the Northern Cape, Free State, North West, most parts of Limpopo, northern Gauteng and over places in Mpumalanga.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and hot but very hot with scattered showers and thundershowers.

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MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld and northern escarpment.

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LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-west but scattered in the extreme south-west.

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NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy, windy and hot to very hot with isolated thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east.

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THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the east and central but scattered in the extreme east.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the central, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, but cool in the west, with chances of rain over the extreme south-western parts in the morning. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly, becoming fresh south-westerly from the afternoon.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool over with the western parts where chances of rain are expected until the afternoon, spreading along the southern coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-westerly, but fresh to strong westerly to south-westerly along the south coast.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm, but cool along the coast. It will be cloudy in the south-west with chances of light rain in places along the coast west of Oyster Bay in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly reaching strong in places in the afternoon.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cool along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm becoming cloudy south of the escarpment in the afternoon with chances of rain in places but scattered showers and rain along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior in the evening. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. It will become cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly but southerly to south-westerly in the south, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon and spreading to Kosi Bay by the evening.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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