FRIDAY WEATHER: Very cold with more warnings for disruptive rain, damaging wind and waves

By Staff Writer
Published: 7 May 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 08 May 2026
The maps cover: Fri 08 May – Fri 08 May


SEE ALSO: More snow this weekend and low down in the Western Cape (9-11 May).

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 8 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to widespread flooding and prolonged disruptions of settlements, roads and bridges over Koukamma, Kouga Municipalities and Nelson Mandela Bay Metro of Eastern Cape.

B. level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding of susceptible settlements or roads and bridges as well as localised disruption due to sinkholes/blocked drainage systems over the west coast and adjacent interior of the Eastern Cape.

C. level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption of harbours/coastal routes, medium/large vessels dragging anchor/breaking mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront activities along the Eastern Cape coast.

D. level 2 warning for damaging wind and waves leading to damage to coastal infrastructure, disruption of harbours, medium/large vessels dragging anchor/breaking mooring lines and disruptions to beachfront activities along the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Fine and cold but cool in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Fine and cold to cool but warm in places in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy in the Western Bushveld in the morning, otherwise fine and cool to warm.

NORTH WEST
Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the southern parts in the afternoon.

THE FREE STATE
Morning fog patches in the south and along the Lesotho border, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cold.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool but cloudy in the south-eastern parts. It will be fine in the extreme northern parts. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the morning with isolated showers and rain along the extreme east coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, but light to moderate south-westerly to southerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cold with isolated to scattered showers and rain except in the northern parts. The wind along the coast will be strong westerly, moderating in the evening.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and cold with light morning rain in places along the west coast. The wind along the coast will be strong south-westerly to westerly, moderating in the evening.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy in the east with isolated evening showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, but south-easterly in the north. It will be strong at times in the south.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/17°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/16°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/15°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/26°C

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

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/17°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/17°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 02/13°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy
Minimum/Maximum: 03/14°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/18°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/20°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the early morning, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/16°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Strong westerly, moderating in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/16°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy with isolated morning showers and rain.
Wind: Strong westerly, moderating in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy towards evening with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly, but strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy towards evening with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 08/20°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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