Good morning from home. It is a mixed bag across South Africa this Saturday. The interior is enjoying clear, sunny skies in Gauteng, the Free State, North West and Limpopo, with a little fog to start the day in Mbombela. Along the coast it is wetter, with rain showers in Cape Town and slight rain in both Durban and Gqeberha. Kimberley is partly cloudy, and winds are gentle to moderate almost everywhere.
For the standouts, Kimberley is the warmest at 29°C, while Bloemfontein has the coldest start at 6°C. Cape Town sees the heaviest rain. Please note veld fire warnings for parts of the Northern Cape, including Groblershoop, Prieska, Augrabies Falls and Victoria West.
Warnings and Advisories
WarningVeld Fire Conditions – Groblershoop, Prieska + more
WarningIntermittent showers and thundershowers from Sunday until Monday… – Grabouw, Garies
AdviceImpact-Based Warnings: Yellow Level 2 Warning for Damaging Winds resulting in localised damage to formal and informal settlements as well as localised damage to temporary structures are expected over the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and western parts of the North West.
AdviceAdvisories: A Cut-off low pressure system developing west of the country, is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape provinces from Sunday into Monday (13-14/09/2026). The public and small stock farmers are advised that intermittent showers and thundershowers accompanied heavy downpours at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning, significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas, windy coastal and interior conditions as well as very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).