News24 | Tuesday’s weather: Severe thunderstorms in most parts; hot in Western Cape, Northern Cape

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Severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours are forecast in most provinces.

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Severe thunderstorms resulting in heavy downpours are forecast in most provinces, while scorching conditions are expected in the Western Cape and Northern Cape, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Impact-based warnings

A Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms associated with heavy downpours leading to flooding of susceptible roads, settlements and low-lying bridges/areas, damaging winds and hail is expected over the extreme north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the extreme eastern Free State, and the southern Highveld of Mpumalanga.

Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 29 - 30 December 2025. Partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions are expected, with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible from the afternoon, but it'll be fine & hot to very hot in the west. pic.twitter.com/wahgH1CzCt

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) December 29, 2025

A Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms associated with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements and low-lying bridges/areas, damaging winds and large amounts of small hail are expected over Gauteng, the Free State, western parts of North West, the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, interior of KwaZulu-Natal as well as the Highveld of Mpumalanga.

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.

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

Very hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the Khai-Ma and Hantam municipalities in the Northern Cape, Central Karoo and northern parts of the Garden Route in the Western Cape.

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Cloudy at first, becoming partly cloudy and warm. Expect scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Pretoria: 16°C — 27°C

Johannesburg: 15°C — 25°C

Vereeniging: 16°C — 27°C

Mpumalanga: Cloudy with morning fog along the escarpment, transitioning to partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions.

Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, except in the Lowveld.

Mbombela: 16°C — 26°C

Ermelo: 13°C — 24°C

Emalahleni: 14°C — 23°C

Standerton: 16°C — 28°C

Skukuza: 20°C — 28°C

Limpopo: Cloudy in the morning with drizzle along the escarpment, becoming partly cloudy and warm. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme south.

Polokwane: 18°C — 24°C

Phalaborwa: 20°C — 29°C

Tzaneen: 16°C — 27°C

Musina: 21°C — 31°C

Lephalale: 20°C — 30°C

Mokopane: 18°C — 26°C

North West: Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, clearing to partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions.

Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected, with scattered showers in the central and western parts.

Klerksdorp: 17°C — 31°C

Potchefstroom: 17°C — 30°C

Mahikeng: 18°C — 30°C

Rustenburg: 18°C — 28°C

Vryburg: 20°C — 33°C

Free State: Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected, with isolated showers in the west.

Bloemfontein: 17°C — 33°C

Welkom: 18°C — 33°C

Bethlehem: 16°C — 28°C

Northern Cape: Cloudy with evening fog patches along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot.

Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the north and eastern parts, with scattered showers in the extreme northeast. Coastal winds: Light to moderate northerly to north-westerly.

Upington: 22°C — 40°C

Kimberley: 20°C — 37°C

De Aar: 19°C — 34°C

Alexander Bay: 18°C — 26°C

Springbok: 21°C — 33°C

Calvinia: 17°C — 36°C

Sutherland: 15°C — 33°C

Western Cape: Cloudy over the southern and western parts in the morning with fog along the west coast, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot. Very hot conditions are expected in the northeast, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Coastal winds: Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly, shifting to westerly to north-westerly along the west coast.

Cape Town: 20°C — 29°C

Vredendal: 15°C — 30°C

Riversdale: 20°C — 33°C

George: 17°C — 26°C

Worcester: 18°C — 34°C

Beaufort West: 18°C — 39°C

Oudtshoorn: 18°C — 39°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated thundershowers over the interior. Coastal winds: Moderate to fresh north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the extreme west during the afternoon.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated afternoon thundershowers over the interior. Scattered showers are expected in the north. Coastal winds: Fresh to strong north-easterly.

Gqeberha: 18°C — 27°C

Makhanda: 15°C — 33°C

Cradock: 13°C — 39°C

Graaff-Reinet: 12°C — 39°C

East London: 19°C — 27°C

Port St Johns: 17°C — 27°C

Mthatha: 15°C — 31°C

Komani: 16°C — 35°C

Qonce: 16°C — 30°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Morning and evening fog in places over the central and western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. Hot conditions are expected in the north, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the interior.

Scattered showers are expected in the extreme west. Coastal winds: Light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the afternoon.

Durban: 18°C — 27°C

Richard’s Bay: 21°C — 30°C

Pietermaritzburg: 15°C — 29°C

Ladysmith: 16°C — 33°C

*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.

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