Overview

• Damaging coastal winds prompted a Yellow Level 2 warning, with difficult navigation reported between Ballito and Cannon Rocks and localized disruption possible at small harbours.
• SAWS also warned of rough seas from Port Alfred to Durban’s north coast on Saturday, posing capsizing risks for small vessels and potential short-term port disruptions.
• A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms covers the eastern Free State and northern KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday afternoon and evening, with a 60% chance of rain in those areas.
• Extremely high fire danger is expected on Saturday across the central and eastern Northern Cape, the eastern Western Cape and the western Eastern Cape, driven by hot, dry, windy conditions.
• Forecasts show inland heat contrasting with milder coasts, with Johannesburg, Pretoria and Bloemfontein near 29–30°C and Upington reaching 35–36°C, while Sunday outlooks include expanded rain chances in KZN and central interior and a separate wildfire warning for parts of the Northern Cape, North West and Free State.