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Friday's weather: Cool day ahead, with strong winds in parts of Northern Cape

Friday's weather: Cool day ahead, with strong winds in parts of Northern Cape

News2422-05-2025
Windy conditions are expected over the north-western interior of the Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service.
It will be fine across the country, with cool to cold conditions throughout the day.
Gauteng: Expect morning fog in some areas. The day will otherwise be fine and cool.
Pretoria: 4°C — 21°C
Johannesburg: 0°C — 20°C
Vereeniging: 0°C — 19°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog is predicted over the Highveld, clearing to fine and cool weather. Lowveld areas may experience warmer temperatures.
Mbombela: 8°C — 22°C
Ermelo: 2°C — 19°C
Emalahleni: 4°C — 19°C
Standerton: 2°C — 20°C
Skukuza: 11°C — 24°C
Limpopo: Morning fog in the south; otherwise fine and cool to warm. Partly cloudy conditions in the extreme north-east.
Polokwane: 8°C — 19°C
Phalaborwa: 13°C — 24°C
Tzaneen: 8°C — 20°C
Musina: 12°C — 23°C
Lephalale: 8°C — 23°C
Mokopane: 7°C — 20°C
North West: A fine and cool day across the province.
Klerksdorp: -1°C — 19°C
Potchefstroom: 0°C — 19°C
Mahikeng: 4°C — 20°C
Rustenburg: 3°C — 20°C
Vryburg: 2°C — 19°C
Free State: Cloudy conditions in the east during the morning will give way to fine and cool weather.
Bloemfontein: 0°C — 19°C
Welkom: 0°C — 19°C
Bethlehem: 0°C — 18°C
Northern Cape: Fine and cool to warm conditions are expected. Windy conditions will affect the north-western interior. Moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly.
Upington: 0°C — 23°C
Kimberley: -1°C — 20°C
De Aar: 2°C — 19°C
Alexander Bay: 13°C — 31°C
Springbok: 12°C — 20°C
Calvinia: 6°C — 20°C
Sutherland: 3°C — 18°C
Western Cape: Morning fog over southern and south-western regions will clear for fine and cool to warm weather. Moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly, especially along the south-west coast.
Cape Town: 13°C — 23°C
Vredendal: 10°C — 27°C
Riversdale: 10°C — 25°C
George: 11°C — 19°C
Worcester: 8°C — 22°C
Beaufort West: 8°C — 23°C
Oudtshoorn: 8°C — 22°C
Eastern Cape: Morning fog in the north will be followed by fine and cold to cool conditions. Expect light north-westerly wind in the morning, becoming south-easterly, and transitioning to north-easterly in the evening.
Gqeberha: 11°C — 20°C
Makhanda: 9°C — 19°C
Cradock: 5°C — 20°C
Graaff-Reinet: 5°C — 21°C
East London: 14°C — 20°C
Port St Johns: 13°C — 21°C
Mthatha: 7°C — 20°C
Komani: 4°C — 20°C
Qonce: 8°C — 20°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog in central and western interior regions; otherwise expect fine and cool to cold conditions.
Light to moderate westerly to north-westerly wind south of Richards Bay, changing to south-westerly and then shifting to light easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.
Durban: 13°C — 22°C
Richards Bay: 15°C — 24°C
Pietermaritzburg: 7°C — 21°C
Ladysmith: 4°C — 21°C
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