Overview
- The South African Weather Service maintains an Orange Level 5 alert for severe thunderstorms over Limpopo and the Mpumalanga Highveld, with Yellow Level 4 warnings for northern Gauteng and Yellow Level 2 alerts in surrounding areas.
- Forecasters expect widespread storms over northern Gauteng on Monday night with heavy downpours and large hail, and continuing thunderstorms and cooler temperatures into Tuesday.
- KwaZulu-Natal disaster officials report at least three people swept away and missing near New Hanover, evacuations in affected communities, and more than 100 people left homeless as teams respond across uMgungundlovu District.
- Water authorities closed two Vaal Dam sluice gates over the weekend, cutting outflows from about 1,097 m3/s to roughly 650 m3/s as levels hovered just above full, while Bloemhof Dam outflows remain elevated.
- While storms target the north and east, the Western and Northern Cape face very hot to extremely hot conditions with high fire danger, including a heat-wave advisory for parts of the Western Cape.