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Severe thunderstorms and rain are expected in many parts of the country. (Ali Majdfar/Getty Images)
The South African Weather Service has warned of scattered showers and thundershowers in many regions that could result in localised flooding.
Morning fog patches are expected in Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.
In the Western Cape, hot to very hot conditions are expected until Sunday.
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 1 warning: Disruptive rainfall leading to localised flooding of susceptible formal and informal settlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, as well as some major roads; increased travel times are expected over the eastern parts of the North West.
Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive rain resulting in localised flooding of settlements, roads and bridges is expected in places between Port Alfred and Port Edward in the Eastern Cape and the adjacent interior.
Yellow Level 1 warning: Damaging wind resulting in localised disruption to ports and harbours and difficulty in navigation at sea is expected in places between Mazeppa Bay and Port Edward.
In the colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness.
The weather service uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring.
Advisories
Hot to very hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the interior of Namakwa, City of Cape Town, West Coast, and Cape Winelands districts in the Western Cape until Sunday.
Heatwave conditions are expected over Saldanha Bay, Swartland, and parts of the City of Cape Town municipality until Sunday.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain.
Pretoria: 15°C — 18°C
Johannesburg: 14°C — 17°C
Vereeniging: 15°C — 18°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches and light rain along the escarpment, followed by cloudy and cool conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers. Showers will be isolated in the north-east, with warm temperatures expected on the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 15°C — 22°C
Ermelo: 12°C — 18°C
Emalahleni: 13°C — 19°C
Standerton: 12°C — 19°C
Skukuza: 18°C — 26°C
Limpopo: Morning fog patches and light rain along the escarpment. Elsewhere, cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south. The north will clear to become partly cloudy by the afternoon.
Polokwane: 15°C — 21°C
Phalaborwa: 19°C — 28°C
Tzaneen: 15°C — 24°C
Musina: 18°C — 28°C
Lephalale: 17°C — 25°C
Mokopane: 16°C — 24°C
North West: Cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
Klerksdorp: 15°C — 21°C
Potchefstroom: 15°C — 20°C
Mahikeng: 16°C — 20°C
Rustenburg: 16°C — 20°C
Vryburg: 15°C — 23°C
Free State: Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, increasing to scattered in the far eastern regions.
Bloemfontein: 14°C — 23°C
Welkom: 15°C — 23°C
Bethlehem: 13°C — 19°C
Northern Cape: Morning fog along the coast, followed by partly cloudy skies. Temperatures will range from cool to warm, with hot conditions anticipated in places.
Isolated showers and thundershowers will occur, except in the central and southern areas. The wind along the coast will shift from light to moderate north-westerly to south-westerly by the afternoon.
Upington: 17°C — 28°C
Kimberley: 14°C — 24°C
De Aar: 16°C — 23°C
Alexander Bay: 17°C — 21°C
Springbok: 18°C — 30°C
Calvinia: 14°C — 29°C
Sutherland: 7°C — 25°C
Western Cape: Morning fog along the west and south coasts becoming partly cloudy with warm to hot conditions, and very hot in places along the west coast.
Coastal winds will shift from light northerly to moderate southerly during the afternoon. Between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas, winds will be fresh and strong.
Cape Town: 19°C — 31°C
Vredendal: 18°C — 34°C
Riversdale: 16°C — 28°C
George: 15°C — 23°C
Worcester: 15°C — 31°C
Beaufort West: 16°C — 27°C
Oudtshoorn: 17°C — 31°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog in spots, clearing to partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh easterlies.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog will transition to cloudy and cool conditions, accompanied by scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming widespread along the coast and adjacent interior. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-easterlies.
Gqeberha: 18°C — 23°C
Makhanda: 16°C — 25°C
Cradock: 13°C — 23°C
Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 23°C
East London: 19°C — 23°C
Port St Johns: 17°C — 21°C
Mthatha: 13°C — 21°C
Komani: 12°C — 21°C
Qonce: 16°C — 24°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior, followed by cloudy and cool conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Coastal winds will vary; strong northerly to north-easterly winds dominate south of Richards Bay, while moderate to fresh winds are found in areas north of Richards Bay.
Durban: 21°C — 25°C
Richards Bay: 20°C — 23°C
Pietermaritzburg: 16°C — 22°C
Ladysmith: 15°C — 23°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI
