Severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and strong winds are expected in at least five provinces.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail and strong winds in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, the Northern Cape, Free State and North West.
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms associated with heavy downpours that may result in flooding of low-lying bridges and roads, excessive lightning and small amounts of hail, damage to infrastructure and settlements due to strong, damaging winds are expected over the eastern parts of Mpumalanga and northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms associated with heavy downpours that may result in localised flooding of low-lying bridges and roads, and damage to infrastructure and settlements due to strong, damaging winds are expected over the central and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the southern parts and the escarpment areas of Mpumalanga, the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, and Free State, as well as vast parts of the North West.
Yellow Level 1 warning for damaging wind resulting in localised disruption of small harbours/ports, difficulty in navigation of small boats, with a risk of taking water and capsizing in a locality is expected between Oyster Bay and East London.
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.
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
Very hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected in places over the Namakwa District of the Northern Cape and West Coast District of the Western Cape, including the Cape Winelands, Cape Metropole, Overberg and the Little Karoo.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Cloudy and cool with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the north where it will be isolated and warm.
Pretoria: 19°C – 24°C
Johannesburg: 17°C – 22°C
Vereeniging: 17°C – 23°C
Mpumalanga: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-west.
Mbombela: 18°C – 27°C
Ermelo: 13°C – 26°C
Emalahleni: 15°C – 23°C
Standerton: 13°C – 25°C
Skukuza: 20°C – 28°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy in the west at first, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered on the Lowveld.
Polokwane: 17°C – 27°C
Phalaborwa: 22°C – 29°C
Tzaneen: 19°C – 23°C
Musina: 23°C – 33°C
Lephalale: 20°C – 29°C
Mokopane: 17°C – 28°C
North West: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-east where it will be partly cloudy.
Klerksdorp: 17°C – 24°C
Potchefstroom: 16°C – 23°C
Mahikeng: 17°C – 25°C
Rustenburg: 18°C – 25°C
Vryburg: 17°C – 25°C
Free State: Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Bloemfontein: 16°C – 25°C
Welkom: 17°C – 23°C
Bethlehem: 14°C – 19°C
Northern Cape: Partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers. Coastal winds will be light to moderate north-westerly, becoming light south-westerly in the afternoon.
Upington: 20°C – 31°C
Kimberley: 17°C – 27°C
De Aar: 16°C – 27°C
Alexander Bay: 18°C – 25°C
Springbok: 23°C – 35°C
Calvinia: 19°C – 35°C
Sutherland: 14°C – 30°C
Western Cape: Warm along the coast, otherwise fine and hot to very hot. Partly cloudy over the central and eastern parts with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
Coastal winds will vary from westerly to north-westerly, becoming easterly to south-easterly along the south coast.
Cape Town: 21°C – 36°C
Vredendal: 20°C – 38°C
Riversdale: 17°C – 34°C
George: 17°C – 28°C
Worcester: 18°C – 36°C
Beaufort West: 18°C – 34°C
Oudtshoorn: 18°C – 38°C
Eastern Cape: Morning mist in the south, otherwise fine and warm. Partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north, spreading to the southern interior and Tsitsikamma coast by evening.
Coastal winds will be fresh to strong north-easterly.
Gqeberha: 19°C – 24°C
Makhanda: 17°C – 28°C
Cradock: 15°C – 29°C
Graaff-Reinet: 14°C – 28°C
East London: 20°C – 24°C
Port St Johns: 19°C – 24°C
Mthatha: 15°C – 25°C
Komani: 14°C – 29°C
Qonce: 18°C – 27°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning and evening fog in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming widespread in the north-east.
Coastal winds will shift from south-westerly to easterly and north-easterly in the afternoon.
Durban: 23°C – 26°C
Richards Bay: 23°C – 26°C
Pietermaritzburg: 17°C – 22°C
Ladysmith: 17°C – 22°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
