Overview
- SAWS projects a 60% chance of showers and thundershowers from Thursday to Saturday in Gauteng, easing to 30% on Sunday.
- Rainfall focus is expected over the central interior on Friday, especially the Free State, before shifting northeast on Saturday into the northern Free State, parts of Gauteng and the Mpumalanga and KZN escarpment.
- The heaviest totals are likely in the western North West, northern Free State, parts of Gauteng and Mpumalanga.
- Some areas are expected to receive 20–50 mm of rain with localized flooding possible, following reports of nearly 100 mm in 24 hours near Wesselsbron.
- Pretoria is forecast at 29°C/17°C on Saturday then 26°C/15°C Sunday with intermittent showers, while Johannesburg trends cooler at 26°C/15°C Saturday and 24°C/12°C Sunday with scattered thundershowers.