News24 | Thursday’s weather: Thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds and hail in 4 provinces

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Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, strong winds and hail are forecast in parts of the country.

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Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain leading to flooding, strong winds and hail are forecast in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, the Free State and Eastern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Impact-based warnings

Yellow Level 4 warning in KwaZulu-Natal: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, flooding, danger to life (due to fast-flowing streams or deep water), hail, gusty winds, excessive lightning and travel disruptions expected in western and southern regions.

Yellow Level 2 warning of severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, localised flooding, strong winds, hail, and lightning expected in Limpopo (excluding Limpopo Valley and northern Lowveld), the Free State (except along Lesotho’s northern border) and northern/eastern Eastern Cape.

Yellow Level 1 warning of damaging winds expected from late morning until Friday afternoon, leading to navigation difficulties at sea along the coastal regions between Table Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 26-27 November:
Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over most parts of the country, but widespread in the east tomorrow.
⚠️Yellow level 4,2: Severe thunderstorms.
⚠️Yellow level 1: Damaging winds.#SAWS #SAWeather pic.twitter.com/bCAg7OAlds

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) November 26, 2025

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: Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Pretoria: 15°C — 29°C

Johannesburg: 13°C — 26°C

Vereeniging: 13°C — 27°C

Mpumalanga: Morning fog patches in the highveld, partly cloudy and warm. Isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in the extreme northeast. Hot in parts of the Lowveld.

Mbombela: 18°C — 29°C

Ermelo: 13°C — 25°C

Emalahleni: 15°C — 27°C

Standerton: 15°C — 26°C

Skukuza: 22°C — 36°C

Limpopo: Cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the Lowveld. Hot in some places.

Polokwane: 16°C — 28°C

Phalaborwa: 18°C — 35°C

Tzaneen: 19°C — 30°C

Musina: 21°C — 32°C

Lephalale: 21°C — 31°C

Mokopane: 19°C — 31°C

North West: Partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated showers and thundershowers in most regions, scattered in the east.

Klerksdorp: 16°C — 29°C

Potchefstroom: 16°C — 27°C

Mahikeng: 17°C — 28°C

Rustenburg: 17°C — 28°C

Vryburg: 18°C — 31°C

Free State: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, scattered in some areas.

Bloemfontein: 17°C — 32°C

Welkom: 16°C — 29°C

Bethlehem: 13°C — 27°C

Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated showers and thundershowers in the east, scattered in the extreme southeast.

Very hot conditions are expected in central and eastern areas. Coastal areas may experience fog in the morning.

Upington: 22°C — 38°C

Kimberley: 20°C — 33°C

De Aar: 19°C — 33°C

Alexander Bay: 15°C — 24°C

Springbok: 17°C — 31°C

Calvinia: 16°C — 36°C

Sutherland: 9°C — 31°C

Western Cape: The northern and western parts will be partly cloudy and very hot, with cool conditions and isolated rainfall along the south coast. Strong coastal winds along the southwest coastline.

Cape Town: 19°C — 30°C

Vredendal: 15°C — 33°C

Riversdale: 16°C — 23°C

George: 16°C — 22°C

Worcester: 16°C — 28°C

Beaufort West: 17°C — 31°C

Oudtshoorn: 17°C — 29°C

Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy to cloudy with warm conditions. Scattered showers and thundershowers across northern and eastern regions. Rain along the coast in some areas.

Gqeberha: 18°C — 24°C

Makhanda: 17°C — 23°C

Cradock: 15°C — 31°C

Graaff-Reinet: 16°C — 31°C

East London: 19°C — 25°C

Port St Johns: 19°C — 26°C

Mthatha: 16°C — 28°C

Komani: 15°C — 28°C

Qonce: 15°C — 25°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning and evening fog patches, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot.

Widespread showers and thunderstorms in the west, scattered elsewhere.

Durban: 20°C — 28°C