Overview
- The Yellow Level 2 alert targets Gauteng, the eastern Free State, southern Limpopo, parts of North West, and the Mpumalanga Escarpment and Highveld.
- Storms could bring heavy downpours causing localised flooding, frequent lightning and pockets of small hail, with peak development in the afternoon and evening.
- Rain probabilities reach about 60% over the eastern interior and east coast, dropping closer to 30% in parts of the central interior where storms may be more isolated.
- Large areas of the Western Cape, Northern Cape and the far western interior are forecast to remain dry and stable on Friday.
- Extremely high fire danger is forecast for Mangaung and Matzikama municipalities and parts of the Northern Cape, with SAWS indicating similar patterns will continue into the weekend.