Weather: Heatwave persists as rain and showers hit parts of SA

Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Thursday 12 November 2026.

The eastern parts of the Free State and North West face extremely high fire danger conditions.

North West and most parts of the Free State will experience a heatwave, with persistently high temperatures expected until Friday.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy in the east in the afternoon. Isolated showers and rain are expected except in the north-west.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly, becoming easterly to north-easterly from the south in the afternoon.

The UVB sunburn will be moderate.

DURBAN

Durban is going to be cloudy at times with isolated showers and rain.

Light to moderate south-easterly winds will turn easterly to north-easterly in the afternoon.

Temperatures will range from 20°C to 24°C.

The UVB sunburn index will be moderate.

FREE STATE

Fine and hot to very hot, with morning fog patches in the east where it will becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

BLOEMFONTEIN

Bloemfontein is going to be fine.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 17°C to a maximum of 37°C.

NORTH WEST

North West is going to be fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the east.

Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected in the north-east.

MAHIKENG

Mahikeng is going to be fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 18°C. to a maximum of 38°C.

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.