Here’s what weather to expect on Friday

The South African Weather Service has issued fire danger warnings for the Ubuntu Local Municipality in the Northern Cape province. On Friday, 2 October 2026, partly cloudy and cool to warm weather is expected across most of the country, though cold conditions will persist in some areas. Isolated showers and thundershowers are likely to be scattered to widespread in central and southern regions on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

In Gauteng, residents can expect morning fog patches in the southwest, with a partly cloudy and cool day. The UVB sunburn index is predicted to be high, so precautions against sun exposure are advised. Mpumalanga will experience partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and rain in the Lowveld, and morning fog patches in some areas.

Limpopo will have morning fog in central parts, transitioning to partly cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated showers in the Lowveld. The southwestern Bushveld may become cloudy.

North West will be cloudy and cool, while the Free State will have a partly cloudy and cool day. In the Northern Cape, expect partly cloudy, windy, and cool to warm weather with isolated showers and thundershowers over central parts, becoming cloudy. Cloudy skies are expected in parts of the Western Cape, with morning fog patches in the southwest and isolated showers and thundershowers elsewhere, except in the northwest. Scattered showers and rain are predicted in the southeast.

The Eastern Cape's western half will have cloudy skies in coastal areas, becoming fine and warm with isolated showers in the interior. The region's north will see partly cloudy skies with isolated showers. In the eastern half of the Eastern Cape, expect cloudy skies in the southwest, transitioning to partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain, though scattered along the coast west of Gqeberha.

KwaZulu-Natal will have morning fog patches in the interior, with partly cloudy and cool to warm weather in other areas and isolated morning showers in the northeast. The UVB sunburn index is expected to be very high, requiring precautions against prolonged sun exposure.