THURSDAY WEATHER: Fog, frost and cold overnight but warmer during the day

By Staff Writer
Published: 8 July 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 09 July 2026
The maps cover: Thu 09 Jul – Sat 11 Jul


Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Fine and cool with morning frost in places.

MPUMALANGA
Morning frost in places over the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places in the extreme east.

LIMPOPO
Fine and cool to warm.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and cool.

THE FREE STATE
Morning frost in place in the east and along the Lesotho boarder, otherwise fine and cool.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the morning with fog patches, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but cold in the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches along the northern parts of the West Coast, otherwise fine and cool but cloudy and cold over the southern and eastern parts with light rain along the south coast and adjacent interior in the early morning. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly along the south coast, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly reaching strong in places along the south-west coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Isolated to scattered morning showers along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool, but cloudy with isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the east with evening showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/22°C

JOHANNESBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/20°C

VEREENIGING
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/20°C

MBOMBELA
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 06/22°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/23°C

MAHIKENG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/21°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 03/21°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 01/20°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/21°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 04/25°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/17°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with light early morning rain.
Wind: Light south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/15°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with morning showers, becoming partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/17°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Cloudy with morning showers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/18°C

DURBAN
Fine becoming partly cloudy from late afternoon with evening showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with evening showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine becoming partly cloudy from late afternoon with evening showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 05/20°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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