News24 | Friday's weather: High temperatures across SA, thunderstorms and lightning in some provinces

Partly cloudy conditions with rain, isolated showers and hot to very hot temperatures are expected in some parts of the country.

The South African Weather Service has forecast high temperatures in some parts of the country. At the same time, severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and excessive lightning are expected in Free State, Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.  

Impact-based warnings

Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, possible strong damaging winds, hail, and excessive lightning that may result in flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, structural damages (homes, carports, etc), falling trees blocking major roads.

Service disruptions due to power surges are expected over the central and eastern parts of the North West, the eastern parts of the Free State, Gauteng, the south-western parts of Limpopo, Mpumalanga Highveld and escarpment areas, as well as the western and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Fired anger warnings

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the central and eastern parts of Northern Cape, the extreme south-western parts of North West, south-western parts of the Free State, and the north-western parts of the Eastern Cape.

The weather in your region

Gauteng will be cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high. 

It will be cloudy at first, with morning fog patches along the escarpment of Mpumalanga. Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but it will be isolated in the Lowveld.

Limpopo will be cloudy at first with morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south-west.

It will first be cloudy in the east of the North West, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east.

The Free State will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east.

Partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, becoming fine in the western interior from the afternoon. It will be very hot in places over the eastern interior.

The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the evening.

Morning rain can be expected along the extreme south-western parts of the Western Cape, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm, but cloudy over the extreme south-western parts and along the south coast. Rain is expected along the south coast in the evening.

The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly. The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

The western half of the Eastern Cape will be warm in places in the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but cool along the coast where it will be cloudy. The wind along the coast will be light westerly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the afternoon.

However, the eastern half of the province will be fine and warm north of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool with light rain in places.

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

Morning fog can be expected in places over the interior of KwaZulu-Natal; otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the north. It will become cloudy in the afternoon with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north-east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, reaching strong to near gale force in places north of Durban. It will become moderate to fresh south-westerly in the extreme south.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.