Overview
- A Yellow Level 2 alert is in effect on Tuesday for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, excessive lightning, hail and damaging winds across Gauteng and parts of North West, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
- SAWS projects a roughly 60% probability of afternoon thunderstorms over most of Gauteng, with forecasts noting warm to hot conditions before storms develop.
- The City of Tshwane says high‑risk zones have been identified and flood hotspots are being monitored by emergency services on standby.
- Forecasters also issued extremely high fire‑danger warnings for parts of the Northern Cape, the western Free State, the West Coast district and Beaufort West in the Western Cape.
- Residents are urged to avoid flooded roads, steer clear of tall objects during lightning and abandon vehicles for higher ground if trapped by rising water.