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Intense heat and thundershowers are expected in most parts of the country.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms and extreme heat in parts of the country.
It also warned of flooding, hail, and strong winds in affected areas.
Impact-based warnings:
Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms with localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail, and localised damage to infrastructure due to damaging winds expected over the central and south-eastern parts of the North West and over the central and eastern parts of the Free State, as well as the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that a higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.
The SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.
Advisories
Severe thunderstorms are expected in parts of the North West, Free State, and KwaZulu-Natal. These may cause localised flooding of roads, low-lying areas, and bridges. Large amounts of small hail and damage to infrastructure due to strong winds are expected in the central and eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
A heatwave with persistently high temperatures is expected until Thursday in parts of the Eastern Cape, including the Sarah Baartman, Chris Hani, Joe Gqabi, Alfred Nzo, OR Tambo, and Amathole district municipalities, and until Friday in most parts of the Northern Cape, Free State, and southern North West.
The weather in your province:
Gauteng: Partly cloudy and hot, with very hot conditions in the south. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected.
Pretoria: 18°C - 33°C
Johannesburg: 16°C - 32°C
Vereeniging: 16°C - 32°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog and drizzle along the escarpment, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, except on the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 19°C - 29°C
Ermelo: 15°C - 28°C
Emalahleni: 16°C - 32°C
Standerton: 16°C - 31°C
Skukuza: 20°C - 32°C
Limpopo: Morning drizzle along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the south.
Polokwane: 16°C - 29°C
Phalaborwa: 20°C - 32°C
Tzaneen: 19°C - 30°C
Musina: 20°C - 32°C
Lephalale: 19°C - 32°C
Mokopane: 16°C - 33°C
North West: Fine in the morning, becoming partly cloudy and hot to very hot in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected.
Klerksdorp: 18°C - 34°C
Potchefstroom: 17°C - 33°C
Mahikeng: 18°C - 34°C
Rustenburg: 18°C - 34°C
Vryburg: 18°C - 36°C
Free State: Fine and hot to very hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, with scattered showers in the east.
Bloemfontein: 18°C - 37°C
Welkom: 19°C - 36°C
Bethlehem: 15°C - 33°C
Northern Cape: Morning fog along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot. Isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers are expected in the east, while the rest of the province will remain fine. Coastal winds will be fresh southerly, becoming strong south-easterly in the afternoon.
Upington: 24°C - 40°C
Kimberley: 21°C - 37°C
De Aar: 22°C - 36°C
Alexander Bay: 16°C - 27°C
Springbok: 17°C - 31°C
Calvinia: 14°C - 31°C
Sutherland: 12°C - 28°C
Western Cape: Morning fog along the west coast, otherwise fine and hot over the interior. Partly cloudy and hot conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme north-eastern parts. Coastal winds will be light to moderate southerly in the north, becoming fresh south-westerly elsewhere.
Cape Town: 17°C - 28°C
George: 18°C - 25°C
Riversdale: 16°C - 30°C
George: 18°C - 25°C
Worcester: 16°C - 33°C
Beaufort West: 19°C - 34°C
Oudtshoorn: 17°C - 33°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape:
Partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with extremely hot conditions in some areas. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, with scattered showers in the north. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers. Isolated showers are expected in the north. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming strong north of East London in the afternoon. South of East London, winds will shift to moderate south-westerly.
Gqeberha: 20°C - 27°C
Makhanda: 19°C - 28°C
Cradock: 20°C - 35°C
Graaff-Reinet: 19°C - 33°C
East London: 22°C - 26°C
Port St Johns: 21°C - 29°C
Mthatha: 20°C - 32°C
Komani: 17°C - 32°C
Qonce: 19°C - 25°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog in places in the north and south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with very hot conditions in some areas. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, with scattered showers in the south-west. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming light to moderate southerly to south-easterly in the south during the early morning.
Durban: 24°C - 31°C
Richards Bay: 23°C - 33°C
Pietermaritzburg: 21°C - 35°C
Ladysmith: 19°C - 36°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
