Overview
- A yellow level 4 warning targets parts of the Eastern Cape, with heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail expected to cause flooding and potential damage to infrastructure and settlements.
- Yellow level 2 alerts cover Gauteng, southern Limpopo, the Mpumalanga Highveld and escarpment, southern North West, the eastern Free State and the north‑eastern Eastern Cape.
- SAWS forecasts scattered to widespread rain and severe thunderstorms across central and eastern regions on Wednesday night, while western areas stay mostly dry.
- Local forecasts indicate showers and thundershowers in Mahikeng (17–28°C), Durban (21–29°C) and Bloemfontein (18–31°C), with reduced visibility and travel disruptions possible.
- After New Year’s Eve, central and eastern areas cool with partly cloudy conditions and isolated to scattered showers, as western regions turn hot to very hot with fire danger warnings in parts of the Northern Cape, Free State and Beaufort West and a heat advisory for Khâi‑Ma.