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The weather service has warned of severe thunderstorms and heavy downpours, which may lead to localised flooding of settlements and roads in KwaZulu-Natal.
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Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and damaging winds are forecast for most parts of the country, but the Western Cape is expected to experience warm to hot conditions, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms over the western parts of the country. Expect heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning, hail and flooding. This may lead to dangerous fast-flowing streams, road closures, damage to roads, property and vehicles, as well as agricultural losses. Lightning poses a risk of fire incidents.
Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms in the following areas: South-western parts of Gauteng, south-western Bushveld of Limpopo, northern parts of Free State, and most of the North West province (except the north-western parts). These may result in localised flooding, large hail and heavy downpours accompanied by excessive lightning.
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.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Morning fog in the south-east. Partly cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thunderstorms.
Pretoria: 16°C — 24°C
Johannesburg: 15°C — 22°C
Vereeniging: 16°C — 24°C
Mpumalanga: Morning fog along the escarpment and southern Highveld. Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers.
Limpopo: Morning fog along the southern escarpment. Partly cloudy and cool to warm. Expect isolated showers and thunderstorms, with scattered ones in the south-western bushveld.
North West: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Scattered storms are possible in the east.
Mahikeng: 15°C — 24°C
Vryburg: 14°C — 27°C
Free State: Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Scattered storms are expected in the east.
Bloemfontein: 15°C — 27°C
Northern Cape: Partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the north-east. The extreme west will be fine with morning fog along the coast.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south to south-easterly.
Kimberley: 16°C — 29°C
Upington: 20°C — 34°C
Western Cape: Morning fog over the extreme north-west. Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy along the coast and in the extreme east.
Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south to south-easterly. Light to variable winds are expected on the south coast in the evening.
Cape Town: 18°C — 29°C
George: 16°C — 23°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog over the interior. Fine and warm overall, but cloudy and cool along the coast with light rain in the evening. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog south of the escarpment. Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thunderstorms, especially in the south-east and east.
Coastal winds will be light northerly early on, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Gqeberha: 18°C — 24°C
East London: 19°C — 24°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Foggy morning for the southern and western interior. Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thunderstorms. Scattered storms expected in the north-west.
Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, shifting to south-westerly in the south by the afternoon.
Durban: 20°C — 29°C
Richards Bay: 18°C — 32°C
Pietermaritzburg: 14°C — 29°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
