Overview
- An orange level 5 alert warns of disruptive rain over northern and eastern Limpopo, with expected flooding of settlements and roads and potential damage to mud-built homes.
- Yellow level 4 warnings flag severe thunderstorms for Gauteng, southern Mpumalanga, extreme south‑western Limpopo, eastern North West, eastern Free State and western KwaZulu-Natal, with heavy downpours, damaging winds, lightning and hail.
- Additional yellow level 4 alerts for disruptive rain cover northern Mpumalanga and south‑western Limpopo, with flooding risks on low-lying bridges and vulnerable roads.
- A yellow level 2 warning highlights damaging winds between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay, posing hazards for navigation at sea and temporary coastal structures.
- Extremely high fire danger and heat advisories are in effect for the western Northern Cape and northern Western Cape, as SAWS forecasts widespread showers and thundershowers in the east with cooler to warm conditions and hotter weather in the west.