This week in KwaZulu-Natal starts mild and cloudy before the wet weather settles in. Durban opens on Monday around 21 to 27C, then showers and thundershowers arrive from Tuesday and rain showers hang around for the rest of the week. The days steadily cool along the coast, dropping to roughly 16 to 18C by Friday and Saturday, with high level clouds closing things out on Sunday. Inland, Pietermaritzburg and Newcastle also see thundershowers and rain showers through the middle of the week.
Keep a raincoat or umbrella handy, especially from Tuesday onwards, as the wet spell looks likely to stick around most days. Richards Bay sits a touch warmer, moving from cloudy conditions into showers and thundershowers, then rain showers later in the week. No SAWS warnings are active, so plan your outings around the showers and stay comfortable.
Warnings and Advisories for KwaZulu-Natal
A Cut-off low pressure system developing west of the country, is expected to affect the Western and Northern Cape provinces from Sunday into Monday (14/09/2026). The public and small stock farmers are advised that intermittent showers and thundershowers accompanied heavy downpours at times with possible large amounts of small hail and lightning, significant drop in temperatures over the high-lying areas, windy coastal and interior conditions as well as very rough seas (reaching 4.0 to 4.5 m south of Table Bay).
7 Day Weather Forecast: Durban
More weather forecasts for KwaZulu-Natal
Pietermaritzburg
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 30° 17° | 30% | NNE 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 26° 14° | 60% | ESE 5.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 27° 12° | 30% | S 10.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 20° 12° | 60% | S 5.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 14° 11° | 80% | SSE 5.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Rain showers | 15° 9° | 60% | SW 0.1 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Richards Bay
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Cloudy | 28° 16° | 0% | NNE 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 28° 18° | 60% | N 5.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 31° 16° | 30% | SSW 10.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 27° 16° | 60% | S 10.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 20° 16° | 80% | S 5.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Rain showers | 20° 14° | 60% | SSW 5.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Newcastle
| Day | Conditions | High / Low | Rain | Wind | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monday 14 Sep | Cloudy | 28° 13° | 0% | NNE 15.0 km/h | |
| Tuesday 15 Sep | Showers and Thundershowers | 23° 13° | 60% | WNW 10.0 km/h | |
| Wednesday 16 Sep | Rain showers | 27° 11° | 30% | E 5.0 km/h | |
| Thursday 17 Sep | Rain showers | 24° 11° | 60% | ESE 5.0 km/h | |
| Friday 18 Sep | Rain showers | 16° 11° | 80% | ESE 5.0 km/h | |
| Saturday 19 Sep | Rain showers | 14° 8° | 60% | SE 5.0 km/h | |
| Sunday 20 Sep | High level clouds | n/a° n/a° | 0% | n/a n/a km/h |
Forecast data: South African Weather Service (weathersa.co.za); tides: tide-forecast.com and Open-Meteo. The warnings section is refreshed during the week when SAWS issues a high-level alert for the province.