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Severe thunderstorms are expected to lash parts of the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West on Monday. (Sarayut Thaneerat/Getty Images)
Severe thunderstorms are expected to lash large parts of the Northern Cape, Free State, and North West on Monday, bringing with it the risk of flooding, damage to property, and potential danger to lives and livestock, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to flooding of settlements (formal/informal), road flooding, low-lying areas, bridges, danger to livelihood and livestock as well as damage to properly and infrastructure is expected over the northern and north-Eastern parts of Northern Cape.
Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges as well as damage to property and infrastructure is expected over the central and south-eastern interior of the Northern Cape, western Free State and extreme western North West.
Weather & severe weather alerts for today & tomorrow, 6 - 7 April 2025.
Isolated showers & thundershowers are expected over the central & eastern parts, but they will scattered to widespread over the south-western interior, with possible severe thunderstorms & disruptive rain. pic.twitter.com/WdPymbfjSL
In SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness. It 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 to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, mainly in the extreme south.
Pretoria: 18°C — 24°C
Johannesburg: 14°C — 21°C
Vereeniging: 16°C — 21°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog over the Highveld and escarpment regions, becoming cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers on the southern Highveld and along the escarpment. Partly cloudy conditions expected on the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 16°C — 24°C
Ermelo: 13°C — 22°C
Emalahleni: 14°C — 23°C
Standerton: 14°C — 22°C
Skukuza: 19°C — 29°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm conditions, with chances of light morning rain along the southern escarpment. Morning fog expected in some eastern areas.
Polokwane: 16°C — 26°C
Phalaborwa: 19°C — 30°C
Tzaneen: 19°C — 30°C
Musina: 20°C — 32°C
Lephalale: 17°C — 29°C
Mokopane: 16°C — 28°C
North West: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, except for isolated showers in the north-eastern areas.
Klerksdorp: 15°C — 23°C
Potchefstroom: 15°C — 23°C
Mahikeng: 17°C — 24°C
Rustenburg: 17°C — 26°C
Vryburg: 17°C — 23°C
Free State: Expect cloudy and cool weather with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming widespread in the western regions.
Bloemfontein: 15°C — 20°C
Welkom: 16°C — 23°C
Bethlehem: 13°C — 20°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy and cool to warm with morning fog along the coast. Scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers are expected across the region, with isolated showers in the extreme west.
Coastal winds will be moderate from the north-west.
Upington: 18°C — 25°C
Kimberley: 16°C — 21°C
De Aar: 16°C — 20°C
Alexander Bay: 16°C — 23°C
Springbok: 17°C — 24°C
Calvinia: 16°C — 25°C
Sutherland: 12°C — 23°C
Western Cape: Morning fog along the west coast, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Scattered showers expected in the extreme north and north-east, while the extreme south-west remains dry. Partly cloudy conditions expected along the southern coastline. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh, blowing from the east.
Cape Town: 19°C — 24°C
Vredendal: 17°C — 24°C
Riversdale: 18°C — 31°C
George: 16°C — 27°C
Worcester: 16°C — 29°C
Beaufort West: 17°C — 28°C
Oudtshoorn: 19°C — 30°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy along coastal areas and the adjacent interior, becoming cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. Scattered showers are likely in the northern regions. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh, coming from the north-east.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. Partly cloudy weather is expected along the coast. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh from the north-east.
Gqeberha: 18°C — 26°C
Makhanda: 16°C — 28°C
Cradock: 12°C — 24°C
Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 26°C
East London: 18°C — 28°C
Port St Johns: 18°C — 25°C
Umtata: 15°C — 23°C
Komani: 11°C — 22°C
Qonce: 17°C — 28°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog over the western interior, with cloudy and cool to warm conditions. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, except in the north-east. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh from the north-east.
Durban: 21°C — 27°C
Richard's Bay: 21°C — 31°C
Pietermaritzburg: 15°C — 26°C
Ladysmith: 15°C — 25°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI
