FRIDAY WEATHER: Morning fog with isolated showers and thunderstorms over the south-west and east

By Staff Writer
Published: 8 October 2026

This forecast is for: Fri 09 October 2026
The maps cover: Fri 09 Oct – Sun 11 Oct


Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thunderstorms possible over the south-western and eastern parts of South Africa.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

No warnings for now.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north, with showers and thundershowers expected.

MPUMALANGA
Fine in the morning with foggy conditions along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the western Highveld and along the Escarpment. It will be very hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Fine in the morning with foggy conditions over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the central and southern parts. It will be very hot in places in the east.

NORTH-WEST
Fine becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Fine becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers except the south

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches along the coast where it will be cool, otherwise fine and to warm to hot. It will be partly cloudy in the north-east where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Cool along the coast, otherwise fine and warm with high-level clouds, becoming partly cloudy over the extreme south-western parts in the morning, while cloudy along the south coast from late afternoon. Light drizzle is possible over the Overberg during the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north to north-westerly, but strong along the south-west coast in the morning. It will become moderate to fresh south to south-westerly from the afternoon, while south-easterly along the south-west coast from the evening.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places, otherwise fine and warm but cool along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the eastern interior, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but warm along the south coast. It will become partly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers except over the north-eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-east in the north but south to south-westerly in the south spreading to the north from late morning.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/33°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/32°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/32°C

MBOMBELA
Fine with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/34°C

POLOKWANE
Fine with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/32°C

MAHIKENG
Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/32°C

VRYBURG
Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/32°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/32°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/35°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine with high-level clouds, becoming partly cloudy from late morning.
Wind: Moderate north to north-westerly, becoming southerly from late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/20°C

GEORGE
Fine with high-level clouds, becoming cloudy from late afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly, becoming southerly from late morning, while easterly from late evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

GQEBERHA
Fog in the morning, otherwise fine.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/23°C

KuGOMPO CITY
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

DURBAN
Fine, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/28°C

RICHARDS BAY
Fine, becoming cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Light north-westerly in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh north-east becoming south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/33°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise fine becoming cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/33°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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