SEASONAL FORECAST
WEATHER NEWS IN MARCH 2026
SUNDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces including a LEVEL 4Updated: 21 March 2026
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Cape Town to reach 40°C as heat wave continues in the westUpdated: 10 March 2026
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain or thunderstorms, fog and mostly moderate temperaturesUpdated: 4 March 2026
WEATHER NEWS IN FEBRUARY 2026
WEATHER NEWS IN JANUARY 2026
FRIDAY WEATHER: Very hot except on the coast and a warning for six provincesUpdated: 8 January 2026
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Summer likely to bring above average rainfall for South Africa
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Cold overnight with thunderstorms, fog and frost
TUESDAY WEATHER: Cold with some possible rain in the south and the east
MONDAY WEATHER: A cold, wet or foggy start to the week with wind and wave warnings
SUNDAY WEATHER: Cold, wet, windy and rough seas, and more snow possible
SATURDAY WEATHER: A warning for the Northern Cape but from Sunday more cold, wet and windy weather arrives
FRIDAY WEATHER: Cold in the interior and a thunderstorm warning for three provinces
THURSDAY WEATHER: Cold in places with widespread rain and thunderstorm warnings in the north
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: A LEVEL 6 warning for the north-east and wind & wave warnings along the coast
TUESDAY WEATHER: Warnings for seven provinces and widespread rain in the north
MONDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorms, wind, waves, storm surge and snow
SUNDAY WEATHER: Snow, widespread and disruptive rainfall as well as warnings for winds and waves
SATURDAY WEATHER: A cold day across SA with warnings for thunderstorms, waves and storm surge
FRIDAY WEATHER: Cold, wet, windy with possible snow in the south-west and a thunderstorm warning for three provinces
THURSDAY WEATHER: Rain or thunderstorms possible in all provinces and temperatures drop leading up to the weekend
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain, severe thunderstorms, strong wind and big waves with a cut-off low
TUESDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall in the interior and a thunderstorm warning for four provinces
MONDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall in four provinces and thunderstorm warnings including a LEVEL 4
SUNDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall and thunderstorm warnings for five provinces
SATURDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall and a severe thunderstorm warning as temperatures cool off
FRIDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning with strong wind and hail in the west
THURSDAY WEATHER: A 60% chance of rain and a thunderstorm warning in the central interior
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Hot again in the west but cooler otherwise with a thunderstorm warning for the interior
TUESDAY WEATHER: Cold in places in the east with a thunderstorm warning for two provinces
MONDAY WEATHER: Cooler with rain or thunderstorms possible and a warning for KZN
SUNDAY WEATHER: Some rain including along the south coast and a damaging wave warning
SATURDAY WEATHER: Cooler with a 60% chance of rain in the south as the cold front moves east
FRIDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall in the west and a disruptive rainfall warning
THURSDAY WEATHER: A 60% chance of rain in the west and a heat wave in the Eastern Cape
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Some fog, rainfall or thunderstorms possible but no warnings
TUESDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west, cooler in the east and a thunderstorm warning for the north-east
MONDAY WEATHER: Morning fog and a thunderstorm warning for KwaZulu-Natal
SUNDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces and widespread rain in the east of the country
SATURDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorms possible in five provinces including a LEVEL 4
FRIDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain in the interior and a severe thunderstorm warning for five provinces
THURSDAY WEATHER: Rain or fog possible in all provinces and a thunderstorm warning for three
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall in parts of the interior and a thunderstorm warning for two provinces
TUESDAY WEATHER: Heavy downpours, severe thunderstorms, flooding and damaging coastal winds
MONDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain in the east and severe thunderstorms for seven provinces
SATURDAY WEATHER: Rain possible over two thirds of SA and thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces
FRIDAY WEATHER: Cool in the west while hot and humid in KZN and a thunderstorm warning for seven provinces
THURSDAY WEATHER: Fog, wind and some rain in places across the country but the heat wave is over
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain possible across most of SA and A thunderstorm warning for eight provinces
TUESDAY WEATHER: Severe thunderstorm warnings for four provinces and rain possible in most of the country
MONDAY WEATHER: Heat wave conditions in three provinces but rain and fog a possibility in all nine
SUNDAY WEATHER: A heat wave in parts of the Eastern Cape while more disruptive rainfall for the north-east
SATURDAY WEATHER: Rain possible in every province and a LEVEL 4 warning for the north-east
FRIDAY WEATHER: A LEVEL 4 warning for disruptive rainfall but still very hot in the west
THURSDAY WEATHER: Widespread disruptive rainfall in the north-east while the heat wave continues in the south-west
TUESDAY WEATHER: Extremely hot in the south-west and heat wave expected to continue through the week
MONDAY WEATHER: A heat wave in the west for the week and some rainfall in the east
SUNDAY WEATHER: Cooler in places – the LEVEL 5 thunderstorm and the coastal wind & wave warning continues
SATURDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall and a LEVEL 5 thunderstorm warning in the east, and strong coastal winds
FRIDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain, severe thunderstorms up to LEVEL 5 and damaging coastal wind and waves
THURSDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for five provinces including a LEVEL 5 as cut-off low sweeps past
TUESDAY WEATHER: A cooler day in much of the country with some rain and thunderstorms
MONDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings in the north-east and much cooler across South Africa
SUNDAY WEATHER: Cold in the west with light snowfall possible and a thunderstorm warning for four provinces
SATURDAY WEATHER: Warnings for seven provinces include severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and damaging waves
FRIDAY WEATHER: Cooler in the south and the east with rain or thunderstorms and a warning for five provinces
THURSDAY WEATHER: Cooler in places and rainfall possible in the south and the east
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain possible in the south-west and the north-east as another cold front arrives
TUESDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings up to LEVEL 4 and a disruptive rainfall warning for the Eastern Cape
MONDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall and a LEVEL 5 warning with possible flooding due to a cut-off low
SUNDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain possible and severe thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces
SATURDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for four provinces in advance of widespread rainfall due to a cut-off low
FRIDAY WEATHER: A chance of rain or thunderstorms in all provinces and a warning for two
THURSDAY WEATHER: Thundershowers in the interior and the east with a chance of rain in the south-west
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west and cooler in the east with thunderstorms possible in a few provinces
TUESDAY WEATHER: Rain possible over the interior and a thunderstorm warning for the Northern Cape
MONDAY WEATHER: Hot in the west with a thunderstorm warning but cool in the east
SUNDAY WEATHER: Cold in the eastern part of SA and a chance of some snowfall in the Drakensberg overnight
SATURDAY WEATHER: A LEVEL 5 thunderstorm warning for the north-east and more rainfall for the south
FRIDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for eight provinces and rainfall possible in many parts of the country
THURSDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for the interior and the east as front sweeps by south of the country
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Rain in the interior, south and east coast and a thunderstorm warning for four provinces
TUESDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for six provinces including a LEVEL 4
MONDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for six provinces including a LEVEL 4 for the Western Cape
SUNDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain across the Eastern Cape and KZN, and a LEVEL 5 thunderstorm warning with flooding
SATURDAY WEATHER: Severe thunderstorm warnings for KZN and the Eastern Cape, including a level 4
THURSDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for five provinces including the Eastern Cape and Western Cape
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for the Western Cape and Eastern Cape and widespread rainfall in places
TUESDAY WEATHER: Hot in the interior but a cut-off low should bring rain to the Western Cape over the next few days
MONDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for five provinces in the east but very hot in the west and a high fire danger
SUNDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces and very hot in the interior
SATURDAY WEATHER: A high fire danger in places but cooler on the south coast and warnings for eight provinces
FRIDAY WEATHER: Rainfall possible in eight provinces and thunderstorm warnings for seven including a level 4
THURSDAY WEATHER: Rainfall possible except in the west and a severe thunderstorm warning for seven provinces
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Scattered showers or thundershowers possible in every province but very hot in the west
TUESDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for six provinces and a heat wave indicated until Thursday
MONDAY WEATHER: Hot with warnings for severe thunderstorms, damaging winds and waves
SUNDAY WEATHER: Morning fog in six provinces and then hot in western half of the country
SATURDAY WEATHER: Morning fog, some rain in the east and a high fire danger in the central interior
FRIDAY WEATHER: Some chance of rain in the east and dangerous fire conditions in the central interior
THURSDAY WEATHER: High fire danger conditions across a wide area and warnings for rain, thunderstorms and wind
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: A warning for severe thunderstorms in the central interior and damaging winds off the coast
TUESDAY WEATHER: Less severe disruptive rainfall in the north-east but still six provinces have warnings issued for them
MONDAY WEATHER: Warning upgraded to Level 5 for Limpopo and damaging coastal winds expected
SUNDAY WEATHER: Level 9 disruptive rainfall warning with widespread flooding continues in the morning
SATURDAY WEATHER: Level 9 warning still in effect for the north-east and lower level warnings for other provinces but cooler in places
FRIDAY WEATHER: Significant LEVEL 10 with widespread flooding and five other warnings across seven provinces
THURSDAY WEATHER: LEVEL 10 warning – high likelihood of severe flooding related impacts in Mpumalanga and Limpopo
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: A high likelihood of significant impacts from disruptive rainfall in the north-east and a heat wave elsewhere
TUESDAY WEATHER: Level 9 warning with disruptive rainfall, widespread flooding and other significant impacts
MONDAY WEATHER: Level 9 warning and a high likelihood of significant impacts in places due to disruptive rainfall
SUNDAY WEATHER: Level 6 warning with significant rainfall and impacts in the east of South Africa
SATURDAY WEATHER: Severe A thunderstorm warning for six provinces including a level 5
THURSDAY WEATHER: Very hot in the Northern Cape and thunderstorm warnings for six provinces
WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Very hot in the daytime except on the coast but cooler overnight
TUESDAY WEATHER: Damaging winds along the south coast and high fire danger over the western interior
MONDAY WEATHER: A thunderstorm warning for five provinces and widespread rainfall in the north-east
SUNDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall and a LEVEL 5 thunderstorm warning for five provinces
SATURDAY WEATHER: Chilly overnight but hot in the day and a thunderstorm warning for the north-east
FRIDAY WEATHER: Hot in the central interior with fog and thunderstorms in the east but no warnings
THURSDAY WEATHER: A wet New Year's Day in the east of the country with another level 4 warning