Wednesday&#x2019s weather: Foggy, fine and warm in most parts, but rain in KZN and Mpumalanga

Rain is expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga.

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Wet conditions are expected in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga,while foggy,fine and warm conditions are forecast for the rest of the country,according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Impact-based warnings

Weather forecast for today & tomorrow,16 - 17 September 2025.

Partly cloudy and cool over the southern & eastern parts of the country,with isolated showers. Otherwise,fine and warm. Damaging winds & waves are expected along the east & south coast of the country. #saws pic.twitter.com/UWwNXkiCZt

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) September 16,2025

In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system,yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness,while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected,requiring increased attention and preparation.

SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high,and Level 4 is low.

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The weather in your province

Pretoria: 10°C — 29°C

Johannesburg: 8°C — 27°C

Vereeniging: 9°C — 25°C

Mpumalanga: Cloudy with morning drizzle and fog patches over the escarpment. It will be partly cloudy and cool to warm throughout much of the region,clearing to fine in the west by afternoon.

Mbombela: 16°C — 21°C

Ermelo: 8°C — 22°C

Emalahleni: 12°C — 27°C

Standerton: 5°C — 24°C

Skukuza: 13°C — 25°C

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Limpopo: Generally fine and warm,but expect cloud cover in the south-east in the morning. Some areas in the Western Bushveld will experience hot temperatures.

Polokwane: 10°C — 25°C

Phalaborwa: 16°C — 25°C

Tzaneen: 10°C — 25°C

Musina: 16°C — 29°C

Lephalale: 14°C — 33°C

Mokopane: 15°C — 32°C

North West: Fine and warm.

Klerksdorp: 6°C — 27°C

Potchefstroom: 6°C — 27°C

Mahikeng: 7°C — 28°C

Rustenburg: 10°C — 29°C

Vryburg: 6°C — 27°C

Free State: Fine and cool to warm.

Bloemfontein: 4°C — 22°C

Welkom: 6°C — 24°C

Bethlehem: 2°C — 21°C

Northern Cape: Expect morning fog patches in the western and south-western areas,becoming fine and cool to warm later.

Winds along the coast will pick up in the evening,shifting from moderate to fresh southerly and south-easterly winds.

Upington: 7°C — 25°C

Kimberley: 5°C — 23°C

De Aar: 4°C — 21°C

Alexander Bay: 10°C — 21°C

Springbok: 7°C — 23°C

Calvinia: 1°C — 18°C

Sutherland: -2°C — 16°C

Western Cape: Cloudy skies in the southern and south-western parts with cool temperatures. Other areas are fine but remain partly cloudy and cold to cool.

Winds will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly,becoming light from the west.

Cape Town: 12°C — 17°C

Vredendal: 7°C — 20°C

Riversdale: 8°C — 18°C

George: 10°C — 16°C

Worcester: 8°C — 18°C

Beaufort West: 8°C — 20°C

Oudtshoorn: 5°C — 20°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and cool in the morning,clearing to fine conditions in the north by the afternoon. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Foggy conditions in the north-east early in the day with cloudy skies. It will clear to partly cloudy and cool and later fine in the north by afternoon. Expect moderate south-westerly winds along the coast.

Gqeberha: 10°C — 19°C

Makhanda: 7°C — 18°C

Cradock: 6°C — 21°C

Graaff-Reinet: 7°C — 20°C

East London: 10°C — 19°C

Port St Johns: 13°C — 19°C

Mthatha: 7°C — 20°C

Komani: 4°C — 21°C

Qonce: 8°C — 19°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches in the west. Cloudy and cold to cool conditions throughout the day with isolated showers and rain,except in the extreme northwest where it will be partly cloudy.

A shift in coastal winds is expected,transitioning from light to moderate southerly/south-westerly to northerly/north-easterly by evening.

Durban: 17°C — 20°C

Richard’s Bay: 17°C — 21°C

Pietermaritzburg: 11°C — 17°C

Ladysmith: 10°C — 24°C

*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.