Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in several South African provinces on Thursday, 1 October 2026, according to the South African Weather Service.
The forecast shows cool to cold and cloudy conditions in much of the north and east. Parts of the Western Cape interior can expect very hot weather.
In Gauteng, isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme north early in the day. The rest of the province will be cloudy and cool to cold, later becoming partly cloudy.
Mpumalanga will be cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The weather service said the extreme west of the province should stay dry.
Limpopo can also expect cloudy and cool weather with isolated showers and thundershowers. Skies should clear to partly cloudy in the late afternoon.
In the North West, isolated showers and rain are expected in the north-east. The rest of the province will be partly cloudy and cool, but cloudy in the north.
The Northern Cape coast will be cloudy and cool, with fog patches in the morning. Inland, the weather will be fine, windy and cool to warm. The north-east will be partly cloudy.
Along the Northern Cape coast, the wind will be light to moderate and blow from the north-west.
The Western Cape will see cloudy and cool weather along the west and south-west coast, with morning fog patches. The rest of the province will be fine and warm to hot. Some places in the southern interior will be very hot.
Coastal winds in the Western Cape will be moderate to fresh from the north-west. They will be strong along the south-west coast and in places along the south coast.
From late afternoon into the evening, the wind along the south coast is expected to turn easterly to south-easterly. The UVB sunburn index for the province is very high.
In the Eastern Cape, the western half can expect morning fog in places south of the escarpment. Otherwise, the weather there will be fine and warm.
The coastal wind in the western half of the Eastern Cape will be moderate and north-easterly. In the eastern half, the coastal wind will be fresh to strong north-easterly.
KwaZulu-Natal will start with morning fog over the interior. The province will then be partly cloudy and cool to cold, with isolated showers and rain in the north-east.
The coastal wind north of Richards Bay will be moderate south-easterly at first. Elsewhere along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, it will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong at times in the south.
Source: this article is based on reporting by The South African. Image: The South African. Written with the help of AI and published by the Tzaneen Voice News desk. See our Editorial Standards.
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