WEATHER: Isolated showers and rain expected in these parts of SA
Curious about what the skies hold? Discover the latest outlook for all nine provinces across South Africa this Thursday, 20 August 2026.
Get daily updates on temperatures, winds and UVB levels, and see what the SA Weather Service predicts for the country.
Here’s the weather outlook for South Africa’s nine provinces.
The South African Weather Service has issued weather updates stating that fog and frost are expected in some provinces.
SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS
IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS
NIL
FIRE DANGER WARNINGS
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Tsantsabane and GamagaraLocal Municipalities of the Northern Cape.
ADVISORIES
NIL
Weather conditions and UVB forecast in South Africa’s provinces
Gauteng
Gauteng can expect fine and warm.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Moderate
Mpumalanga
Mpumalanga, the Place of the Rising Sun, can expect partly cloudy in the east, otherwise fine and warm. It will be hot in places in the Lowveld.
Limpopo
In Limpopo, morning fog in the west, otherwise fine and warm, but hot in places.
North West
North West, known as Bokone Bophirima in Setswana, can expect fine and warm.
Free State
In the Free State, fine and warm.
Northern Cape
Fine and warm but cool along the coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southeasterly, becoming strong from the evening.
Western Cape
Fog patches will be expected over the north-eastern parts, otherwise fine but partly cloudy and along the south. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly to southwesterly, but fresh southerly along the west.
The expected UVB sunburn index is Very High
Eastern Cape
The Western half: Cloudy in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly becoming light to moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
The Eastern half: Cloudy in places at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southwesterly, becoming light and variable in the evening.
KwaZulu-Natal
Evening fog over western and southern interior, otherwise partly to cloudy and cool to warm. Isolated showers and rain are expected along the south coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southwesterly to southerly.
The expected UVB Sunburn Index is Low
Forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.