Overview
- Forecasters put a 60% chance of afternoon thunderstorms over most of Gauteng with risks that include heavy downpours, hail, strong winds and excessive lightning.
- The yellow level 2 warning covers the south‑western North West, the eastern and northern Free State, Gauteng, most of KwaZulu‑Natal, the Mpumalanga Highveld and escarpment, and the south‑western Limpopo.
- SAWS cautions that heavy rain could trigger localized flooding of low‑lying bridges, vulnerable roads and settlements, and advises motorists to move to higher ground if caught in rising water.
- Emergency services in Tshwane say they are on high alert and have identified flooding hotspots, urging residents to stay indoors where possible and avoid metal objects and isolated trees during storms.
- Extremely high fire danger is forecast for the Northern Cape, the western Free State and the Western Cape’s West Coast district and Beaufort West, while UVB indices are expected to be high in Gauteng and very high in the Western Cape.