News24 | Thursday’s weather: Fine, cool conditions across SA, with morning frost in places

Fine and cool conditions are expected across most of South Africa, with morning frost in several provinces, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Coastal areas will experience fog patches and cloud cover, while the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal can expect isolated showers.

Mpumalanga: Morning frost in places over the Highveld, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in places in the extreme east.

Weather forecast for today & tomorrow: 08 - 09 July 2026.Fine & cold to cool conditions are expected, but it will be cloudy along the east & south coasts of the RSA with isolated to scattered rain & showers possible. #saws #weatheroutlook #southafricanweather pic.twitter.com/V6JVciKBwg

Free State: Morning frost in place in the east and along the Lesotho border, otherwise fine and cool.

Northern Cape: Cloudy along the coast and adjacent interior in the morning with fog patches, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but cold in the south.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

Western Cape: Morning fog patches along the northern parts of the West Coast, otherwise fine and cool but cloudy and cold over the southern and eastern parts, with light rain along the south coast and adjacent interior in the early morning.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly along the south coast, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly reaching strong in places along the south-west coast.

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Isolated to scattered morning showers along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cold.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool, but cloudy with isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior.

KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and cold to cool, becoming partly cloudy in the east with evening showers and rain.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.

*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.

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