Weather: Brace for two weather extremes in Kwazulu-Natal

Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Tuesday 13 October 2026.

A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms covers southern KwaZulu-Natal.

Meanwhile, a heatwave will bring persistently high temperatures to north-western KwaZulu-Natal.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot but warm in places in the south.

Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, except in thenorth-east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly north of Durban, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly to southerly.

The UVB sunburn index will be low.

DURBAN

Partly cloudy skies will bring isolated showers and thundershowers, while moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly winds will blow.

Temperatures will range from 22°C to 27°C.

The UVB sunburn index is going to be low.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east. It will be cloudy in the
west.

BLOEMFONTEIN

Bloemfontein is going to be cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers..

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 15°C to a maximum of 28°C.

NORTH WEST

North West is going to be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west.

MAHIKENG

Mahikeng is going to be partly cloudy.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 15°C. to a maximum of 32°C.

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.