Overview

• SAWS keeps a yellow level 4 alert in place for parts of KwaZulu-Natal, with additional level warnings for the Free State and southern KZN.
• Johannesburg Emergency Services move to high alert as rain persists across Gauteng, with officials warning motorists about wet roads and possible flooded bridges.
• Widespread showers and thundershowers are forecast for Gauteng and much of the eastern half of South Africa, extending from Limpopo through Mpumalanga into KZN.
• Forecasters warn of heavy downpours that could trigger localised flooding, plus dangerous lightning, damaging winds and hail that threaten infrastructure and informal settlements.
• Daytime temperatures trend cool to cold in affected areas, including about 18°C in Springs, 21–22°C in Johannesburg and Pretoria, 12°C in Ermelo, with very cold conditions over the eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.