Regional Forecast
The weather forecast for April 26th
Last updated at 14:46 SAST
Warnings
Special weather advisories
1. Cold to very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected
over the southern parts of Namakwa region of the Northern
Cape, Central Karoo, Cape Winelands, western parts of the
Overberg, and the City of Cape Town districts of the Western
Cape into Monday (27/04/2026).
2. Windy conditions can be expected in places over the interior
of the Eastern Cape.
3. Damaging winds are expected along the coast from very early
Monday (27/04/2026) morning till late afternoon between Storms
River and Port Alfred.
4. Gale force offshore south-westerly winds are likely between
Algoa Bay and East London Monday (27/04/2026) morning, subsiding
by late afternoon.
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5. Very rough seas with wave heights between 4 and 6m are
expected between Cape St Francis and East London until Monday
(27/04/2026).
Northern Cape
Cloudy along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the north-west.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north- westerly.
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Gauteng
Morning fog in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, but warm in the extreme north.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High
Mpumalanga
Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.
Limpopo
Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm.
North West
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the west.
Free State
Partly cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the east.
Western Cape
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain, but scattered to widespread in the south-west where it will be cloudy.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
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Eastern Half Of The Eastern Cape
Fine and hot in places in the south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate north-easterly in the afternoon and fresh to strong from the evening.
Kwazulu-Natal
Morning and evening fog patches over the northern interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm but hot along the north coast.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly becoming north-easterly from late morning.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High
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Updated at 14:46 SAST