Overview
- The South African Weather Service forecasts severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, excessive lightning and strong winds, warning of flooding on roads, low-lying areas and bridges.
- An Orange Level 5 alert covers northern Gauteng, central Limpopo and the Highveld of Mpumalanga, with risks that include infrastructure damage and service disruptions.
- A Yellow Level 4 warning extends to southern Gauteng, much of Limpopo outside the central parts and Lowveld, the Mpumalanga escarpment and extreme southwest, and northwestern KwaZulu-Natal.
- Johannesburg Emergency Services remain on high alert, urging residents to avoid river crossings and flooded bridges and advising motorists to drive cautiously and increase following distances.
- eThekwini’s Disaster Management teams are fully activated and advising people to stay indoors where possible, while very hot conditions are expected in parts of the Western and Northern Cape.