News24 | Friday’s weather: Strong winds in Western Cape; thunderstorms persist in other parts

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Damaging winds are expected in parts of the Western Cape.

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Damaging winds are expected in parts of the Western Cape while severe thunderstorms with heavy rain persist in five provinces, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Impact-based warnings

Yellow Level 4: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads and low-level bridges and areas, damaging winds, as well as small hail and strong winds are expected over Limpopo, excluding the extreme north-east and Mpumalanga, except in the far south-west.

Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 27-28 November:
Scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts, but isolated in places, except in the west.
⚠️Yellow level 4,2: Severe thunderstorms.
⚠️Yellow level 1: Damaging winds. #SAWS #SAWeather pic.twitter.com/YbCUAxSX9j

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) November 27, 2025

Yellow Level 2: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads and low-level bridges and areas and large amounts of small hail over Free State, south-western North West and central parts of Eastern Cape.

Yellow Level 1: Damaging winds resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea in the early morning between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.

SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Pretoria: 16°C — 21°C

Johannesburg: 15°C — 20°C

Vereeniging: 14°C — 21°C

Mpumalanga: Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers, scattered in the lowveld where it will be warm.

Mbombela: 17°C — 24°C

Ermelo: 13°C — 18°C

Emalahleni: 14°C — 19°C

Standerton: 13°C — 21°C

Skukuza: 20°C — 28°C

Limpopo: Cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Polokwane: 17°C — 25°C

Phalaborwa: 19°C — 29°C

Tzaneen: 17°C — 26°C

Musina: 20°C — 30°C

Lephalale: 19°C — 28°C

Mokopane: 17°C — 26°C

North West: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, cloudy in the east.

Klerksdorp: 16°C — 25°C

Potchefstroom: 16°C — 25°C

Mahikeng: 16°C — 27°C

Rustenburg: 17°C — 23°C

Vryburg: 17°C — 29°C

Free State: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers, cloudy in the east.

Bloemfontein: 15°C — 25°C

Welkom: 17°C — 26°C

Bethlehem: 13°C — 22°C

Northern Cape: Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in central areas, scattered in the east.

Upington: 23°C — 35°C

Kimberley: 16°C — 26°C

De Aar: 19°C — 26°C

Alexander Bay: 15°C — 24°C

Springbok: 15°C — 26°C

Calvinia: 15°C — 30°C

Sutherland: 12°C — 28°C

Western Cape: Cloudy and warm along the west and south coasts. Partly cloudy, hot to very hot elsewhere. Some isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

Cape Town: 19°C — 25°C

Vredendal: 14°C — 29°C

Riversdale: 18°C — 33°C

George: 17°C — 27°C

Worcester: 16°C — 31°C

Beaufort West: 20°C — 34°C

Oudtshoorn: 17°C — 37°C

Eastern Cape: Warm to hot. Scattered showers and thundershowers (widespread in some areas).

Gqeberha: 20°C — 26°C

Makhanda: 18°C — 32°C

Cradock: 14°C — 33°C

Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 33°C