Here’s what Friday’s weather looks like
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 21 August 2026.
The South African Weather Service has issued a warning of extremely high fire danger conditions in certain regions of the country. These areas include parts of the Northern Cape, southern parts of the Free State, and northern parts of the Eastern Cape. The weather service predicts partly cloudy conditions across central and eastern parts of South Africa on Friday, with isolated showers possible in KZN and the Mpumalanga escarpment. The rest of the nation can expect fine and warm to cool weather.
Gauteng residents can anticipate a fine and warm day on Friday. In Mpumalanga, morning fog is expected along the escarpment, but otherwise, it will be fine and warm. Limpopo will have morning fog over central parts, otherwise, it will be fine and warm. For North West, fine and warm weather is expected. Free State will experience a fine and cool to warm day.
The Northern Cape will be fine and warm to hot. The Western Cape will have cloudy skies with fog in the morning over southern parts, otherwise, it will be fine and cool to warm.
The UVB sunburn index across the region is forecasted to be "very high" for the eastern Cape, and "high" for KwaZulu-Natal. Residents are advised to take necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
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