WEATHER: Damaging thunderstorms set to hit the Eastern Cape on Monday

A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms covers the Eastern Cape on Monday, except the extreme north-east, with a 60% chance of rain in Gqeberha, East London and Queenstown. Pietermaritzburg is the hottest at 36°C, and veld fire conditions are a risk around Vryburg, Barkly West and Prince Albert.

Cooler, showery weather follows in the Eastern Cape on Tuesday before it clears and heats up again, while showers and thundershowers set in over the Free State and North West from midweek. Friday brings storms to Gauteng and up to 40°C in Richards Bay.

Moon tomorrow nightWaxing Crescent5% lit

The moon tomorrow night is a waxing crescent, about 5% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.

Weather warnings for Monday 12 October

SAWS has 1 weather warning in force for the five days from Monday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.

Red level 10

Veld Fire Conditions

Where

Prince Albert, Ladismith, Vryburg, Barkly West + 1 more

When

Mon 08:00 to 18:59

Areas:

Prince Albert, Ladismith, Vryburg, Barkly West, Jan Kempdorp.

• Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.

What to do:

All personnel and equipment should be removed from the field. Fire teams, labour and equipment are to be placed on full stand-by. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time. All available aircraft are to be called for without delay.

SAWS advisory

Impact-Based Warnings

What

1 item, tap to read

• Yellow level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to settlements, property and localised disruption to communication and power supply are expected over the Eastern Cape (except in the extreme north-east).

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

What

1 item, tap to read

• Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the Northern Cap, Naledi municipality of North-West, in places over the Eastern Cape as well as the in places over King Cetshwayo District of KwaZulu Natal.

SAWS advisory

Advisories

What

2 items, tap to read

• A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected in places in the north-western parts of KwaZulu Natal until Tuesday (11-13/10/2026).
• Extremely uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the southern parts of the Eastern Cape.

5-Day weather forecast by province

Each province lists its main towns with the forecast for Monday 12 October 2026 to Friday 16 October 2026, tomorrow first. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Every province is closed to start with; tap a province to open it. Tomorrow Johannesburg peaks at 30°C.

Gauteng

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingMonday is dry and partly cloudy, with 30°C in Johannesburg, Pretoria and Soweto and 31°C in Vereeniging. The week stays dry and warm until Friday, when thunderstorms bring a 30% rain chance and Pretoria peaks at 34°C.Johannesburg · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

30°

14°0%

Tue

13

Oct

30°

18°0%

Wed

14

Oct

28°

18°0%

Thu

15

Oct

31°

19°0%

Fri

16

Oct

32°

19°30%

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Johannesburg

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy14°30°0%

NNE 5

Tue

13 Oct

Mostly clear18°30°0%

NNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear18°28°0%

ENE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy19°31°0%

NNE 5

Fri

16 Oct

Thunderstorms19°32°30%

N 5

Pretoria

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Mostly clear15°30°0%

ENE 5

Tue

13 Oct

Mostly clear19°32°0%

NE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear19°31°0%

E 10

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy20°33°0%

ENE 5

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms20°34°30%

NE 5

Soweto

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy13°30°0%

NNE 5

Tue

13 Oct

Mostly clear18°30°0%

NNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear18°28°0%

ENE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy19°31°0%

NNE 5

Fri

16 Oct

Thunderstorms19°32°30%

N 5

Vereeniging

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy15°31°0%

N 5

Tue

13 Oct

Mostly clear18°30°0%

NW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear17°28°0%

NE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy17°31°0%

N 5

Fri

16 Oct

Thunderstorms18°32°30%

N 5

Western Cape

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesPrince Albert and Ladismith are under a veld fire warning from 08:00 to 18:59 on Monday, while Cape Town sees slight rain and 19°C. The week turns drier, with Paarl warming to 26°C by Thursday.Cape Town · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

19°

14°30%

Tue

13

Oct

18°

12°0%

Wed

14

Oct

18°

11°0%

Thu

15

Oct

19°

11°0%

Fri

16

Oct

19°

11°0%

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Cape Town

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Slight rain14°19°30%

NNW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy12°18°0%

WSW 10

Wed

14 Oct

High cloud11°18°0%

NNW 10

Thu

15 Oct

High cloud11°19°0%

N 10

Fri

16 Oct

Slight rain11°19°0%

N 10

Stellenbosch

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Slight rain12°20°30%

NW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy9°19°0%

WNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

High cloud7°21°0%

NNW 5

Thu

15 Oct

High cloud7°24°0%

N 10

Fri

16 Oct

Slight rain8°21°30%

NNW 10

Paarl

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Slight rain12°22°30%

NW 10

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy10°23°0%

WNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

High cloud7°24°0%

NNW 5

Thu

15 Oct

High cloud7°26°0%

N 5

Fri

16 Oct

Cloudy7°24°0%

NNW 5

George

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain showers12°21°30%

WSW 5

Tue

13 Oct

Rain showers13°17°30%

SSE 10

Wed

14 Oct

High cloud12°21°0%

NNW 5

Thu

15 Oct

High cloud12°23°0%

WNW 5

Fri

16 Oct

High cloud12°24°0%

NNW 5

Tides: Cape Town

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct09:53, 22:1503:55, 16:05Tue 13 Oct10:21, 22:4204:25, 16:33Wed 14 Oct10:49, 23:1004:55, 17:02Thu 15 Oct11:19, 23:4005:27, 17:32Fri 16 Oct11:5506:02, 18:05

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next tomorrow: Mbombela reaches 27°C and Polokwane reaches 30°C.

Mpumalanga

Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloFog greets Mbombela and Ermelo on Monday, with highs of 27°C and 28°C, while eMalahleni reaches 30°C. Mbombela climbs to 35°C by Thursday, and thunderstorms reach Ermelo on Thursday and Friday.Mbombela · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

27°

18°0%

Tue

13

Oct

34°

15°0%

Wed

14

Oct

31°

16°30%

Thu

15

Oct

35°

16°0%

Fri

16

Oct

35°

18°0%

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Mbombela

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Fog18°27°0%

NE 10

Tue

13 Oct

Clear15°34°0%

NE 10

Wed

14 Oct

Drizzle16°31°30%

SW 0

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy16°35°0%

SW 0

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy18°35°0%

SW 0

eMalahleni

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Mostly clear16°30°0%

NNW 10

Tue

13 Oct

Mostly clear16°30°0%

NW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear16°28°0%

ENE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy17°30°0%

N 5

Fri

16 Oct

Thunderstorms17°31°30%

N 5

Ermelo

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Fog10°28°0%

ENE 5

Tue

13 Oct

Mostly clear13°33°0%

W 5

Wed

14 Oct

Cloudy13°30°0%

SW 0

Thu

15 Oct

Thunderstorms13°33°30%

WNW 5

Fri

16 Oct

Thunderstorms14°34°30%

NW 5

Limpopo

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaMonday is dry with some cloud, with 30°C in Polokwane and Musina and 29°C in Tzaneen and Thohoyandou. It stays dry all week and heats up, with Musina reaching 36°C on Thursday and Friday.Polokwane · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

30°

15°0%

Tue

13

Oct

31°

16°0%

Wed

14

Oct

29°

17°0%

Thu

15

Oct

31°

18°0%

Fri

16

Oct

31°

19°0%

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Polokwane

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy15°30°0%

NE 10

Tue

13 Oct

Clear16°31°0%

NE 10

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear17°29°0%

ENE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy18°31°0%

NE 10

Fri

16 Oct

Mostly clear19°31°0%

NE 10

Tzaneen

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Cloudy17°29°0%

ENE 10

Tue

13 Oct

Clear16°32°0%

NE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Partly cloudy17°30°0%

E 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy17°33°0%

E 5

Fri

16 Oct

Mostly clear19°33°0%

E 5

Thohoyandou

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Cloudy14°29°0%

SE 5

Tue

13 Oct

Clear18°34°0%

ENE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Mostly clear19°33°0%

SE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Mostly clear19°35°0%

E 5

Fri

16 Oct

Clear20°35°0%

NE 5

Musina

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy17°30°0%

ESE 10

Tue

13 Oct

Clear20°35°0%

ESE 10

Wed

14 Oct

Clear20°35°0%

ESE 15

Thu

15 Oct

Mostly clear21°36°0%

E 10

Fri

16 Oct

Clear22°36°0%

E 10

North West and Free State follow tomorrow: Mahikeng reaches 30°C and Bloemfontein reaches 28°C.

North West

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpVryburg is under a veld fire warning from 08:00 to 18:59 on Monday, with extremely high fire danger in the Naledi municipality. Rustenburg reaches 32°C, and showers and thundershowers move in from Wednesday.Mahikeng · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

30°

19°0%

Tue

13

Oct

31°

19°0%

Wed

14

Oct

31°

18°30%

Thu

15

Oct

33°

18°30%

Fri

16

Oct

34°

20°30%

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Mahikeng

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy19°30°0%

NNE 15

Tue

13 Oct

Cloudy19°31°0%

NE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms18°31°30%

ENE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms18°33°30%

NNE 10

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms20°34°30%

NNE 10

Rustenburg

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy19°32°0%

NE 10

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy18°32°0%

NNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms18°32°30%

ESE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms19°33°30%

ENE 5

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms19°34°30%

NNE 5

Potchefstroom

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy18°31°0%

N 10

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy17°30°0%

NW 10

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms17°29°30%

ENE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms17°31°30%

N 10

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms18°32°30%

N 10

Klerksdorp

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy19°30°0%

N 10

Tue

13 Oct

Cloudy18°30°0%

WNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms17°30°30%

NE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms17°33°30%

N 10

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms19°33°30%

N 10

Free State

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadMonday stays dry and partly cloudy, with 28°C in Bloemfontein, 29°C in Bethlehem and 31°C in Kroonstad. Showers and thundershowers arrive in Bloemfontein and Kroonstad on Tuesday and linger to Friday, when Kroonstad reaches 34°C.Bloemfontein · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

28°

18°0%

Tue

13

Oct

26°

17°30%

Wed

14

Oct

29°

15°30%

Thu

15

Oct

32°

15°30%

Fri

16

Oct

33°

17°30%

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Bloemfontein

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy18°28°0%

NNE 15

Tue

13 Oct

Rain, storms17°26°30%

S 5

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms15°29°30%

NE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms15°32°30%

NNE 10

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms17°33°30%

NNE 10

Bethlehem

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy15°29°0%

N 5

Tue

13 Oct

Cloudy14°29°0%

WNW 10

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms13°27°30%

ENE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms13°30°30%

N 5

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms14°31°30%

N 5

Kroonstad

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy18°31°0%

N 10

Tue

13 Oct

Rain, storms18°30°30%

WNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Rain, storms17°30°30%

NE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Rain, storms17°33°30%

N 5

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms18°34°30%

N 5

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list tomorrow: Kimberley reaches 31°C, Gqeberha reaches 28°C and Durban reaches 30°C.

Northern Cape

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesBarkly West and Jan Kempdorp face veld fire conditions from 08:00 to 18:59 on Monday, while Upington reaches 34°C with showers and thundershowers possible. Kimberley and De Aar cool to 26°C and 25°C on Tuesday.Kimberley · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

31°

20°30%

Tue

13

Oct

26°

19°30%

Wed

14

Oct

31°

17°0%

Thu

15

Oct

34°

17°0%

Fri

16

Oct

35°

20°30%

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Kimberley

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms20°31°30%

NNW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Rain, storms19°26°30%

SSE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Partly cloudy17°31°0%

NE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy17°34°0%

N 10

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms20°35°30%

N 10

Upington

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms23°34°30%

NW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy18°29°0%

S 5

Wed

14 Oct

Partly cloudy18°34°0%

NE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Mostly clear20°35°0%

S 5

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy20°36°0%

SW 5

Springbok

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Cloudy16°24°0%

W 10

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy11°25°0%

WNW 10

Wed

14 Oct

Clear11°28°0%

SW 10

Thu

15 Oct

Clear10°29°0%

SSE 5

Fri

16 Oct

Clear10°29°0%

SW 10

De Aar

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms20°30°30%

NW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Rain, storms16°25°30%

NW 15

Wed

14 Oct

Partly cloudy16°30°0%

NNE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy16°32°0%

W 10

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy19°33°0%

W 10

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct09:09, 21:3303:15, 15:24Tue 13 Oct09:40, 22:0203:46, 15:56Wed 14 Oct10:08, 22:3004:15, 16:26Thu 15 Oct10:40, 23:0504:51, 16:58Fri 16 Oct11:1705:30, 17:40

Eastern Cape

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesSevere thunderstorms could damage property and disrupt power and communication on Monday, with East London at 34°C and Mthatha at 35°C. Rain showers follow on Tuesday as Gqeberha drops to 18°C, before drier, partly cloudy days.Gqeberha · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

28°

16°60%

Tue

13

Oct

18°

16°30%

Wed

14

Oct

21°

16°0%

Thu

15

Oct

21°

16°0%

Fri

16

Oct

22°

16°0%

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Gqeberha

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms16°28°60%

SW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Rain showers16°18°30%

WSW 10

Wed

14 Oct

Cloudy16°21°0%

SW 0

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy16°21°0%

W 5

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy16°22°0%

W 5

East London

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms19°34°60%

SW 10

Tue

13 Oct

Rain showers18°20°60%

SW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Cloudy18°23°0%

NE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy18°23°0%

WSW 5

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy18°25°0%

WSW 5

Mthatha

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms18°35°30%

NNW 5

Tue

13 Oct

Rain showers15°24°60%

ESE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Cloudy14°29°0%

SW 0

Thu

15 Oct

Cloudy14°34°0%

NNW 5

Fri

16 Oct

Cloudy17°36°0%

NNW 5

Queenstown

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms17°31°60%

NW 15

Tue

13 Oct

Rain showers15°24°60%

ESE 5

Wed

14 Oct

Partly cloudy12°29°0%

SW 0

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy12°33°0%

NNW 5

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy15°35°0%

NNW 5

Tides: Gqeberha

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct10:07, 22:3004:11, 16:23Tue 13 Oct10:33, 22:5604:39, 16:50Wed 14 Oct11:01, 23:2305:07, 17:17Thu 15 Oct11:29, 23:5105:35, 17:43Fri 16 Oct12:0006:07, 18:11

Tides: East London

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct10:09, 22:3104:11, 16:24Tue 13 Oct10:36, 22:5704:38, 16:49Wed 14 Oct11:04, 23:2405:04, 17:13Thu 15 Oct11:31, 23:5305:31, 17:38Fri 16 Oct12:0106:01, 18:03

KwaZulu-Natal

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesA heat wave grips the north-west until Tuesday, with Newcastle at 35°C on Monday, while Pietermaritzburg reaches 36°C with thundershowers. Durban turns showery from Tuesday, and Richards Bay hits 40°C on Thursday and Friday.Durban · 5 days

Mon

12

Oct

30°

23°0%

Tue

13

Oct

24°

22°30%

Wed

14

Oct

25°

21°30%

Thu

15

Oct

28°

21°0%

Fri

16

Oct

27°

23°30%

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Durban

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy23°30°0%

NNE 15

Tue

13 Oct

Slight rain22°24°30%

SSW 15

Wed

14 Oct

Rain showers21°25°30%

NNE 10

Thu

15 Oct

Mostly clear21°28°0%

NNE 5

Fri

16 Oct

Slight rain23°27°30%

NE 5

Pietermaritzburg

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Rain, storms19°36°30%

NNW 5

Tue

13 Oct

Rain, storms16°26°30%

SE 10

Wed

14 Oct

Rain showers16°31°30%

NNW 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy16°37°0%

NW 5

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms18°38°30%

NW 5

Richards Bay

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy17°35°0%

NE 10

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy16°33°0%

ESE 10

Wed

14 Oct

Overcast17°36°0%

SW 0

Thu

15 Oct

Mostly clear18°40°0%

N 5

Fri

16 Oct

Partly cloudy20°40°0%

N 5

Newcastle

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mon

12 Oct

Partly cloudy15°35°0%

NE 5

Tue

13 Oct

Partly cloudy16°34°0%

WNW 5

Wed

14 Oct

Rain showers15°31°30%

NNE 5

Thu

15 Oct

Partly cloudy15°35°0%

NW 5

Fri

16 Oct

Rain, storms16°36°30%

NW 5

Tides: Durban

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 12 Oct10:14, 22:3604:12, 16:25Tue 13 Oct10:40, 23:0204:39, 16:50Wed 14 Oct11:06, 23:2705:05, 17:15Thu 15 Oct11:32, 23:5305:31, 17:40Fri 16 Oct11:5805:59, 18:06

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