Wet, cloudy, cool and warm conditions are forecast for most parts of the country.
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Wet, cloudy, cool and warm conditions are forecast for most parts of the country, but cold in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and Free State, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Cloudy and cool conditions expected throughout the day.
Pretoria: 8°C — 19°C
Johannesburg: 7°C — 18°C
Vereeniging: 6°C — 18°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches will reduce visibility over the escarpment and western interior areas. Otherwise, partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and rain developing in the north-eastern parts.
Expect cloudy skies over the southern parts during the afternoon.
Mbombela: 11°C — 21°C
Ermelo: 8°C — 17°C
Emalahleni: 8°C — 18°C
Standerton: 4°C — 19°C
Skukuza: 11°C — 26°C
Limpopo: Morning fog patches over the northern interior will affect visibility. Otherwise, partly cloudy and cool, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and rain possible.
Polokwane: 9°C — 19°C
Phalaborwa: 14°C — 24°C
Tzaneen: 11°C — 22°C
Musina: 15°C — 23°C
Lephalale: 13°C — 22°C
Mokopane: 10°C — 21°C
North West: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers expected, except over the extreme eastern parts where conditions will remain dry.
Klerksdorp: 6°C — 22°C
Potchefstroom: 7°C — 21°C
Mahikeng: 8°C — 22°C
Rustenburg: 9°C — 22°C
Vryburg: 9°C — 23°C
Free State: Partly cloudy and cold to cool. Scattered showers and thundershowers are forecast for the extreme west, with isolated activity elsewhere except over the extreme eastern parts.
Bloemfontein: 5°C — 20°C
Welkom: 6°C — 21°C
Bethlehem: 3°C — 19°C
Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts.
Coastal winds will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly from the afternoon.
Upington: 12°C — 25°C
Kimberley: 10°C — 22°C
De Aar: 11°C — 19°C
Alexander Bay: 10°C — 20°C
Springbok: 7°C — 19°C
Calvinia: 8°C — 18°C
Sutherland: 5°C — 15°C
Weather forecast for today & tomorrow: 21 – 22 May 2026.
Partly cloudy & cool conditions are expected across the country, with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible over the central, western & north-eastern parts of RSA. #saws #weatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/a2aUfeXldk— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) May 21, 2026
Western Cape: Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool to cold conditions. Isolated showers and thundershowers over the north-eastern part during early morning, with light rain over the south-western parts in the morning.
Rain will spread to the south coast and adjacent interior from the afternoon.
Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh westerly to north-westerly, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly along the west coast. Strong south-westerly winds are expected along the south coast from the afternoon.
Cape Town: 14°C — 18°C
Vredendal: 11°C — 21°C
Riversdale: 13°C — 18°C
George: 13°C — 19°C
Worcester: 11°C — 19°C
Beaufort West: 12°C — 17°C
Oudtshoorn: 11°C — 19°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, becoming scattered in the north-east. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, strengthening to strong during the afternoon.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cold conditions are expected in places north of the escarpment. Otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered over the western interior.
Coastal winds will be light northerly during early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Gqeberha: 15°C — 21°C
Makhanda: 15°C — 22°C
Cradock: 11°C — 22°C
Graaff-Reinet: 12°C — 21°C
KuGompo City (East London): 18°C — 23°C
Port St Johns: 16°C — 26°C
Mthatha: 10°C — 24°C
Komani: 10°C — 20°C
Qonce: 15°C — 22°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior will reduce visibility. Otherwise, partly cloudy and warm conditions, with isolated showers and thundershowers expected in the extreme south-west.
Coastal winds will be light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh between Mtunzini and Cape St Lucia at times.
Winds will shift to light to moderate southerly to south-easterly in the extreme south from mid-morning, spreading to Mtunzini by evening.
Durban: 17°C — 26°C
Richards Bay: 17°C — 27°C
Pietermaritzburg: 10°C — 25°C
Ladysmith: 7°C — 22°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
