News24 | Thursday's weather: Thunderstorms and heavy rains expected in Eastern Cape

Thunderstorms and heavy rain is expected in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

The South African Weather Service warned of severe thunderstorms in the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

Impact-based warnings

A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours and large amounts of small hail is expected over the north-western interior of the Eastern Cape.

Fire danger warnings

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the north-western parts of the Northern Cape and Cederberg in the Western Cape.

The weather in your region 

Gauteng will be partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is very high.

In Mpumalanga, it will be cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-east.

Partly cloudy and warm conditions are expected in Limpopo with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme east.

The North West will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

In the Free State, partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions can be expected, with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme east.

The Northern Cape will be cloudy with morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot, but warm in the east where isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly.

Morning fog is expected in the Western Cape along the west coast and in places along the south coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, but cloudy along the south coast where it will be cool.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north-westerly, north of Cape Columbine, otherwise moderate to fresh easterly to south-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

The Eastern Cape will be cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the far west.

The wind along the coast will be light easterly, becoming moderate to fresh towards midday.

The eastern half of the province will be cloudy and cool south of the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east.

The wind along the coast will be light easterly, becoming light to moderate north-easterly by afternoon.

KwaZulu-Natal will have morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the west.

The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly in the north at times, otherwise moderate easterly to north-easterly.

The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.