News24 | Monday’s weather: Rain and thundershowers sweep most of SA; Western Cape hits mid-30s

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Cloudy weather with scattered showers and thundershowers is expected across most of the country on Monday.

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Cloudy weather with scattered showers and thundershowers is expected across most of the country on Monday, with a yellow-level warning issued for localised flooding in low-lying areas and settlements in Limpopo and Mpumalanga, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Meanwhile, much of the Western Cape will be hot, with towns such as Vredendal and Cape Town reaching temperatures in the mid-30s.

Impact-based warnings

Yellow Level 2 warning for disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements or roads, low-lying areas, and bridges are expected in the Limpopo Valley as well as the Lowveld in Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

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 cold with scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be cool in the extreme north.

Pretoria: 13°C - 17°C

Johannesburg: 12°C - 18°C

Vereeniging: 11°C - 16°C

Mpumalanga: Cloudy and cool to cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming widespread in the Lowveld.

Mbombela: 13°C - 16°C

Ermelo: 7°C - 9°C

Emalahleni: 12°C - 14°C

Standerton: 12°C - 14°C

Skukuza: 15°C - 18°C

Limpopo: Cloudy and cool to cold with scattered showers and thundershowers, widespread in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley.

Polokwane: 14°C - 17°C

Phalaborwa: 15°C - 18°C

Tzaneen: 16°C - 19°C

Musina: 17°C - 19°C

Lephalale: 17°C - 20°C

Mokopane: 16°C - 18°C

North West: Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the east. Partly cloudy conditions expected in the west by the afternoon.

Klerksdorp: 12°C - 18°C

Potchefstroom: 11°C - 17°C

Mahikeng: 13°C - 18°C

Rustenburg: 14°C - 16°C

Vryburg: 13°C - 24°C

Free State: Cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool.

Bloemfontein: 11°C - 23°C

Welkom: 11°C - 20°C

Bethlehem: 8°C - 18°C

Northern Cape: Partly cloudy in the central and eastern parts, otherwise fine and warm to hot.

Upington: 18°C - 31°C

Kimberley: 13°C - 26°C

De Aar: 12°C - 27°C

Alexander Bay: 12°C - 25°C

Springbok: 20°C - 33°C

Calvinia: 10°C - 33°C

Sutherland: 6°C - 28°C

Western Cape: Partly cloudy in the extreme north-east, with fine, windy, and warm to hot conditions elsewhere. Very hot conditions will occur in some western areas.

Cape Town: 16°C - 33°C

Vredendal: 13°C - 36°C

Riversdale: 11°C - 28°C

George: 11°C - 23°C

Worcester: 11°C - 32°C

Beaufort West: 10°C - 30°C

Oudtshoorn: 10°C - 31°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise fine and warm to hot. It will be partly cloudy in the north.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with fog in places in the morning, becoming partly cloudy in the north and west in the afternoon. Isolated light showers and rain can be expected in places in the south and east at times.

Gqeberha: 14°C - 22°C

Makhanda: 10°C - 23°C

Cradock: 7°C - 27°C

Graaff-Reinet: 8°C - 28°C

East London: 14°C - 22°C

Port St Johns: 14°C - 20°C

Mthatha: 10°C - 19°C

Komani: 8°C - 23°C

Qonce: 9°C - 23°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog in places over the western interior, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Durban: 16°C - 20°C

Richard’s Bay: 16°C - 21°C