Intense heat, and scattered showers are expected across the country.
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Some parts of the country should prepare for wet weather, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
KwaZulu-Natal and some parts of the Northern Cape, North West, Free State, Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga Highveld and southern parts of Limpopo, can expect afternoon storms and flooding in low-lying areas prone to flooding.
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 10-11 March 2026:
Fine in places in the west where it will be hot to very hot, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the extreme east, becoming scattered tomorrow. #saws #heatwave pic.twitter.com/O1r4LVHSJo— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) March 10, 2026
Coastal areas can expect fresh to strong winds, especially along the Western Cape’s south-west coast.
Advisories
Extremely high and uncomfortable heat conditions are expected over the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape, as well as in places in the Western Cape
Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are expected over the western parts of the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape, south-west and northern parts of the Western Cape, and the Koukamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape until Friday, persisting until Saturday in the following areas in the Eastern Cape: the Sarah Baartman and Amathole district municipalities, King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality, and the Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City metros.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Partly cloudy conditions will give way to fine and warm weather.
Pretoria 13°C – 26°C
Johannesburg 12°C – 24°C
Vereeniging 9°C – 25°C
Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated showers and thundershowers over the eastern Highveld and escarpment, but scattered over the Lowveld.
Mbombela 11°C – 21°C
Ermelo 11°C – 20°C
Emalahleni 13°C – 22°C
Standerton 13°C – 22°C
Skukuza 18°C – 25°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers over the Lowveld, otherwise isolated, except for the extreme south-western parts.
Polokwane 14°C – 22°C
Phalaborwa 17°C – 27°C
Tzaneen 18°C – 24°C
Musina 16°C – 25°C
Lephalale 17°C – 26°C
Mokopane 14°C – 25°C
North West: Fine and warm weather, becoming partly cloudy, except in the far east.
Klerksdorp 12°C – 28°C
Potchefstroom 11°C – 27°C
Mahikeng 13°C – 28°C
Rustenburg 13°C – 28°C
Vryburg 14°C – 29°C
Free State: Cloudy with fog in the east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm, but fine over the far eastern parts.
Bloemfontein 13°C – 28°C
Welkom 13°C – 28°C
Bethlehem 9°C – 25°C
Northern Cape: Very hot to extremely hot in the west, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the east in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly, becoming light to moderate westerly by the afternoon.
Upington 20°C – 34°C
Kimberley 14°C – 31°C
De Aar 16°C — 31°C
Alexander Bay 24°C – 45°C
Springbok 25°C – 36°C
Calvinia 23°C – 37°C
Sutherland 16°C – 34°C
Western Cape: Extremely hot in places, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but partly cloudy along the south coast in the morning with fog in places. It will become partly cloudy over the western parts from the late afternoon. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly, becoming light to moderate westerly along the west coast from the afternoon.
Cape Town 26°C – 40°C
Vredendal 22°C – 44°C
Riversdale 19°C – 41°C
George 19°C – 34°C
Worcester 21°C – 42°C
Beaufort West 20°C – 37°C
Oudtshoorn 20°C – 40°C
Eastern Cape (western half): Cloudy in the morning with fog in places in the south, otherwise fine and warm to hot. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong north-easterly.
Eastern Cape (eastern half): Cloudy in the morning with fog patches in places south of escarpment, otherwise fine and warm, but cool in places along the coast. The wind along the coast will be strong north-easterly.
Gqeberha 18°C – 27°C
Makhanda 14°C – 30°C
Cradock 11°C – 34°C
Graaff-Reinet 11°C – 34°C
East London 18°C – 28°C
Port St Johns 13°C – 24°C
Mthatha 12°C – 28°C
Komani 14°C – 29°C
Qonce 14°C – 29°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. Isolated showers and rain are expected in the north-east, but scattered in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly north of Durban, otherwise easterly to north-easterly.
Durban 19°C – 26°C
Richards Bay 20°C – 27°C
Pietermaritzburg 14°C – 24°C
Ladysmith 12°C – 26°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
