Overview
- The South African Weather Service issued a Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms over the OR Tambo and Amathole districts, with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and flooding possible.
- Yellow Level 2 severe thunderstorm alerts cover Gauteng, parts of Limpopo, the Mpumalanga escarpment and Highveld, the southern North West, parts of the Free State and the eastern half of the Eastern Cape.
- KwaZulu-Natal is set for a warm day turning wet by afternoon and evening, with an 80% chance of showers in western districts and a Yellow Level 2 alert today for the west and Midlands ahead of a Level 4 alert for the northeast on Thursday.
- Hot, dry and windy conditions are driving very high fire danger in parts of the Northern Cape, the southern Free State and the Beaufort West area, with a heat advisory in effect for the Khâi‑Ma municipality.
- For New Year’s Day, SAWS forecasts a Yellow Level 4 storm warning for Mpumalanga’s Lowveld and the extreme south‑east of Limpopo, with isolated to scattered thundershowers expected across other central and eastern areas.