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Gauteng Braces for Unstable Weather as Level 2 Storm Warning Persists Nearby

Southward-drifting moisture focuses a 60% shower band from Bethlehem to Pietermaritzburg that could clip the province.

Overview

  • The South African Weather Service expects isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms across Gauteng with cooler, cloudy conditions through the day.
  • A 60% chance of showers and thundershowers stretches from Bethlehem to Pietermaritzburg, affecting Gauteng’s eastern fringe.
  • Weather authorities have a level 2 severe thunderstorm alert active for adjacent regions, warning of heavy downpours, damaging winds and small hail.
  • Isolated rainfall continues in Limpopo and Mpumalanga as moisture shifts south toward the Free State and the central interior.
  • Johannesburg dropped to around 10°C overnight, with only a modest daytime warm-up forecast under unsettled skies.