FRIDAY WEATHER: Isolated showers in the south-east and cold in the south with morning fog in places

By Staff Writer
Published: 6 August 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 07 August 2026
The maps cover: Fri 07 Aug – Sun 09 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: Snow indicated from Sunday in eight provinces and heavy in places – Johannesburg now back on the radar.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise fine and cool but warm in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm but partly cloudy in the east.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over places in the west as well as the south, otherwise fine and cool to warm. It will be partly cloudy in the south. The wind along the coast will be fresh north-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy in the morning with fog in places in the central, otherwise fine and cold to cool but warm over the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly, becoming north-easterly along the south coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places in the south and north, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior. It will be fine in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the south and northern parts, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interiors. It will become fine in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool, but warm in the north-east. Isolated showers and rain are expected along the south coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/23°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/22°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/22°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/23°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/23°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 07/26°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/27°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/24°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/27°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/27°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/18°C

GEORGE
Cloudy to partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/19°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/19°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh north-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, becoming easterly to north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/22°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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