Friday weather – a heat wave and damaging winds in the west, and more thunderstorm warnings

By Staff Writer
Published: 6 November 2025 [updated 7 November]

This forecast is for: Fri 07 November 2025
The maps cover: Fri 07 Nov – Sun 09 Nov

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Partly cloudy and warm to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern regions of the country on Friday, as well as morning fog in places.

Cloudy and cool conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of South Africa from Saturday with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible. Otherwise, partly cloudy and warm.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and lightning leading to localized damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood, agricultural production and livestock, localized flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, minor vehicle accidents, localized injuries due to flying debris over North West, Gauteng, Highveld of Mpumalanga, north-eastern parts of Northern Cape as well as most parts of the Free State, except in the south.

B. level 1 warning for damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of taking in water and capsizing in locality between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be cold in places in the south.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme south-west.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the extreme east, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the southern parts where it will be partly cloudy.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the western interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine and hot to very hot but extremely hot over parts of the West Coast District. It will be partly cloudy along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong along the south-west and south coasts.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm, but fine over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. Morning drizzle is possible over the Wild coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches in places over the western interior, cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly until late morning, otherwise light south-easterly, becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly in the south from late afternoon, spreading northwards by the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/18°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/17°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/17°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy, becoming cloudy with scattered showers
and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/34°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/23°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/21°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy.
Wind: Moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/20°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/17°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.

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