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Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, excessive lightning and hail are expected in at least five provinces.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, excessive lightning and hail in at least five provinces.
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of roads, bridges and low-lying areas, as well as damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail, resulting in damage to infrastructure and settlements, are expected over parts of Gauteng and southern Mpumalanga, the central and eastern parts of the North West, the extreme south-western parts in Limpopo, as well as the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 26 - 27 February 2026.
Partly cloudy & warm to cool conditions are expected over the central & eastern parts of the country, with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible from the afternoon. Otherwise, fine. #saws pic.twitter.com/d0XTkjrkgT
In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that a higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.
SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-related impacts. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Expect partly cloudy and warm conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers. Be prepared for potential disruptions due to thunderstorms.
Pretoria: 18°C — 29°C
Johannesburg: 16°C — 27°C
Vereeniging: 16°C — 28°C
Mpumalanga: The morning will start off cloudy, transitioning to partly cloudy and warm conditions.
Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the Highveld and escarpment areas.
Mbombela: 20°C — 27°C
Ermelo: 17°C — 24°C
Emalahleni: 18°C — 26°C
Standerton: 17°C — 27°C
Skukuza: 21°C — 32°C
Limpopo: Morning clouds will give way to partly cloudy and warm to hot weather.
Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the southwest, with isolated showers elsewhere, except for the extreme southeast.
Polokwane: 19°C — 27°C
Phalaborwa: 20°C — 31°C
Tzaneen: 19°C — 26°C
Musina: 21°C — 32°C
Lephalale: 21°C — 32°C
Mokopane: 21°C — 31°C
North West: Partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions are forecast, with scattered showers and thundershowers. Showers will be isolated in the west, except for the extreme southwestern parts.
Klerksdorp: 14°C — 33°C
Potchefstroom: 14°C — 31°C
Mahikeng: 16°C — 30°C
Rustenburg: 18°C — 30°C
Vryburg: 15°C — 32°C
Free State: Morning fog patches are expected over the extreme eastern parts and along the Lesotho border.
The day will be fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern regions.
Bloemfontein: 13°C — 31°C
Welkom: 15°C — 32°C
Bethlehem: 11°C — 29°C
Northern Cape: Partly cloudy in the southern parts during the morning and in the extreme east in the afternoon. Otherwise, the day will be fine and warm to hot.
Coastal areas will experience fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly winds.
Upington: 16°C — 34°C
Kimberley: 14°C — 32°C
De Aar: 12°C — 29°C
Alexander Bay: 16°C — 26°C
Springbok: 15°C — 31°C
Calvinia: 09°C — 28°C
Sutherland: 05°C — 25°C
Western Cape: Partly cloudy in the eastern parts, with fine and warm to hot conditions elsewhere. It will be cool in places along the south and southwest coast.
Coastal winds will vary, starting light and variable along the south coast, becoming fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly, and shifting to south-westerly along the southwest coast in the afternoon.
Cape Town: 15°C — 24°C
Vredendal: 13°C — 29°C
Riversdale: 12°C — 27°C
George: 13°C — 23°C
Worcester: 12°C — 31°C
Beaufort West: 15°C — 28°C
Oudtshoorn: 11°C — 29°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions are expected, becoming fine in the afternoon. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, turning light and variable later in the day.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool conditions dominate, with isolated showers and rain, becoming scattered in the east. Coastal winds will remain light and variable.
Gqeberha: 17°C — 24°C
Makhanda: 15°C — 24°C
Cradock: 12°C — 28°C
Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 27°C
East London: 18°C — 24°C
Port St Johns: 17°C — 23°C
Mthatha: 13°C — 24°C
Komani: 13°C — 26°C
Qonce: 14°C — 25°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior will clear to cloudy and cool to warm conditions. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, with isolated showers in the extreme northeast.
Coastal winds will be light to moderate, blowing easterly to north-easterly.
Durban: 22°C — 26°C
Richard’s Bay: 22°C — 26°C
Pietermaritzburg: 17°C — 20°C
Ladysmith: 17°C — 27°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
