Overview
- Yellow Level 2 thunderstorm alerts cover the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga and Limpopo and the eastern Free State for 8 January.
- Yellow Level 1 warnings apply to south‑western KwaZulu‑Natal, with heavy downpours, strong winds, hail and frequent lightning possible.
- Extremely high fire danger is forecast for most of the Northern Cape and parts of the Free State, Eastern Cape and Western Cape.
- Gauteng and North West can expect partly cloudy conditions with isolated afternoon showers or thundershowers in places.
- SAWS advises caution for motorists, outdoor workers and livestock and notes high to very high UVB indexes in the Western Cape and KwaZulu‑Natal.