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Severe weather conditions may lead to flooding in parts of the country.
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Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain leading to localised flooding are expected in parts of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Northern Cape, North West, Western Cape, and the Free State, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Cloudy, warm and isolated thundershowers are expected for the rest of the country.
Impact-based warnings:
Yellow Level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements, low-lying areas and bridges, damage to infrastructure, as well as difficult driving conditions are expected over Dr Beyers Naude, Sundays River Valley, Koukamma, Nelson Mandela metro and Kouga local municipalities in the Eastern Cape, as well as the extreme southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the extreme south-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements, low-lying areas and bridges, as well as difficult driving conditions are expected over Blue Crane Route, Makanda and Ndlambe local municipalities in the Eastern Cape, as well as the eastern parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape, North West, Free State, except the extreme north eastern parts, and KwaZulu-Natal.
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 23-24 Feb 2026:
Cloudy n the central and eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot in places, with 30-60% showers and thundershowers but 80% over the central parts for today.⚠️ Severe thunderstorms#saws #SAWeather pic.twitter.com/FRqEODVV1J
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: Cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Pretoria: 18°C — 24°C
Johannesburg: 16°C — 23°C
Vereeniging: 17°C — 23°C
Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-eastern parts.
Mbombela: 16°C — 29°C
Ermelo: 15°C — 26°C
Emalahleni: 17°C — 24°C
Standerton: 17°C — 24°C
Skukuza: 18°C — 33°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the Western Bushveld.
Polokwane: 17°C — 31°C
Phalaborwa: 20°C — 34°C
Tzaneen: 19°C — 32°C
Musina: 21°C — 35°C
Lephalale: 20°C — 34°C
Mokopane: 20°C — 32°C
North West: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the extreme north-eastern parts.
Klerksdorp: 17°C — 25°C
Potchefstroom: 17°C — 24°C
Mahikeng: 18°C — 24°C
Rustenburg: 19°C — 25°C
Vryburg: 16°C — 27°C
Free State: Cloudy, becoming partly cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated over the far eastern parts.
Bloemfontein: 16°C — 24°C
Welkom: 16°C — 25°C
Bethlehem: 15°C — 21°C
Northern Cape: Cloudy with morning mist along the west coast, becoming partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except over the western interior.
Upington: 17°C — 26°C
Kimberley: 15°C — 25°C
De Aar: 14°C — 22°C
Alexander Bay: 18°C — 27°C
Springbok: 14°C — 25°C
Calvinia: 15°C — 25°C
Sutherland: 14°C — 21°C
Western Cape: Cloudy with morning mist along the west coast becoming partly cloudy and warm with isolated thundershowers over the eastern interior and eastern parts of the south coast but scattered over the extreme east.
Cape Town: 18°C — 25°C
Vredendal: 18°C — 29°C
Riversdale: 20°C — 27°C
George: 17°C — 24°C
Worcester: 19°C — 28°C
Beaufort West: 18°C — 24°C
Oudtshoorn: 19°C — 28°C
Eastern Cape: Cloudy and cool with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers.
Gqeberha: 18°C — 24°C
Makhanda: 18°C — 22°C
Cradock: 14°C — 22°C
Graaff-Reinet: 15°C — 21°C
East London: 20°C — 27°C
Port St Johns: 19°C — 28°C
Mthatha: 17°C — 27°C
Komani: 15°C — 24°C
Qonce: 16°C — 25°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm but hot in the extreme north-east. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected.
Durban: 23°C — 28°C
Richards Bay: 22°C — 33°C
Pietermaritzburg: 19°C — 27°C
Ladysmith: 18°C — 25°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
