WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Warnings for wind and waves continue and isolated to scattered thunderstorms in the east

By Staff Writer
Published: 6 October 2026

This forecast is for: Wed 07 October 2026
The maps cover: Wed 07 Oct – Thu 08 Oct


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 2 warning for damaging wind and waves along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal resulting in disruption to beachfront activities and difficulty in navigation at sea.

B. level 1 warning for damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of capsizing between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay until Thursday.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm, but hot in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and cool to warm but cloudy with isolated rain and showers in the east.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm but cloudy with isolated rain and showers in the south-east.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cool to warm.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and cool to warm.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the south at first, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but strong along the west coast. It will be moderate to fresh easterly along the south coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but fine in places in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly, becoming easterly in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning fog patches in the north with isolated showers and rain in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming easterly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly, becoming moderate from the south in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with isolated rain and showers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/24°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with isolated rain and showers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/29°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/29°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/20°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly becoming easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 9/17°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate westerly, becoming easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/18°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly, becoming moderate in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/22°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly, becoming moderate in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/22°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/18°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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