News24 | Thursday’s weather: Localised flooding, storms to hit parts of SA, warm elsewhere

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Severe thundershowers are expected in parts of South Africa.

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Severe thunderstorms are expected over the north-eastern Mpumalanga and central-eastern parts of Limpopo, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Impact-based warnings:

Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours resulting in localised flooding of low-lying areas, bridges, large amounts of small hail, damaging winds, and excessive lightning is expected over the north-eastern Mpumalanga, and central and eastern parts of Limpopo.

Yellow Level 1 warning for damaging waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Cape Columbine 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.

The SAWS uses 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: Fine in the morning, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot in the afternoon.

Johannesburg: 14°C - 31°C

Vereeniging: 10°C - 31°C

Mpumalanga: Morning fog along the escarpment. Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except on the western Highveld.

Mbombela: 17°C - 31°C

Ermelo: 14°C - 27°C

Emalahleni: 17°C - 29°C

Standerton: 13°C - 30°C

Skukuza: 20°C - 33°C

Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm to hot. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, with isolated showers in the western parts.

Polokwane: 17°C - 28°C

Phalaborwa: 20°C - 34°C

Tzaneen: 18°C - 30°C

Musina: 22°C - 35°C

Lephalale: 22°C - 35°C

- Mokopane: 19°C - 32°C

North West: Fine and warm to hot conditions, becoming partly cloudy in the north-east with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Klerksdorp: 12°C - 32°C

Potchefstroom: 13°C - 31°C

Mahikeng: 14°C - 33°C

Rustenburg: 17°C - 34°C

Vryburg: 9°C - 32°C

Free State: Morning fog in the extreme south-east. Otherwise, fine and warm weather across the province.

Bloemfontein: 8°C - 28°C

Welkom: 10°C - 30°C

Bethlehem: 10°C - 27°C

Northern Cape: Partly cloudy over the southern interior but fine and cool to warm elsewhere. Strong southerly winds are expected along the coast.

Upington: 12°C - 30°C

Kimberley: 9°C - 30°C

De Aar: 9°C - 24°C

Alexander Bay: 11°C - 28°C

Springbok: 7°C - 28°C

Calvinia: 5°C - 25°C

Western Cape: Fine and warm in the north-west. Partly cloudy and cool elsewhere, with chances of rain along the south coast and adjacent interior, clearing by evening. The wind along the coast will be strong, with a south-westerly to southerly direction.

Cape Town: 13°C - 21°C

Vredendal: 9°C - 29°C

Riversdale: 12°C - 18°C

George: 11°C - 17°C

Worcester: 11°C - 23°C

Beaufort West: 8°C - 19°C

Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and rain, clearing by afternoon in places. Strong winds moderating later.

Gqeberha: 14°C - 17°C

Makhanda: 10°C - 15°C

Cradock: 7°C - 17°C

Graaff-Reinet: 8°C - 18°C

East London: 14°C - 18°C