Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds, extreme lightning and hail are forecast for KwaZulu-Natal.
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South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail in parts of KwaZulu-Natal, which could cause damage and flooding.
Scattered thunderstorms can be expected across most of the province, except the Western Cape and Eastern Cape, which will remain cloudy in parts but mostly mild and warm to hot.
Impact-Based Warnings
Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe storms with heavy rain, damaging winds, extreme lightning and hail are expected in northwestern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. This can cause local flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements.
In SAWS's color-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that high-risk impact is expected, requiring greater attention and preparation. SAWS uses numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and level 4 is low.
Counseling
The hot and humid weather will create extremely uncomfortable conditions in north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
weather in your region
Gauteng: It will be partly cloudy and hot in the far north. There is a possibility of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Pretoria: 17°C – 30°C
Johannesburg: 16°C – 29°C
Temperature: 15°C – 30°C
Mpumalanga: The Lowveld will be partly cloudy and hot, very hot. Scattered rain and thundershowers are expected over the Highveld and Escarpment, with scattered showers also expected in the far south-east.
Temperature: 16°C – 32°C
Ermelo: 14°C – 27°C
Imlahleni: 15°C – 29°C
Standerton: 13°C – 29°C
Skukuza: 18°C - 37°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm to hot, very hot in places in the Lowveld. There is a possibility of sporadic rain and thundershowers in the central parts.
Temperature: 14°C – 30°C
Phalaborwa: 18°C - 36°C
Temperature: 17°C – 32°C
Musina: 17°C – 35°C
Lephalale: 16°C – 34°C
Mokopane: 18°C - 31°C
North West: Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. Scattered rain and thundershowers are likely in the far south.
Klerksdorp: 15°C – 31°C
Potchefstroom: 15°C – 31°C
Mahikeng: 15°C – 30°C
Rustenburg: 16°C – 31°C
Vryburg: 16°C – 32°C
Free State: Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon. There is a possibility of scattered rain and thundershowers in the north.
Bloemfontein: 15°C – 30°C
Welcome: 15°C – 30°C
Bethlehem: 12°C – 28°C
Northern Cape: It will be cloudy with fog along the coast and adjoining interior during the morning hours, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot. There is a possibility of scattered thundershowers in the north. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh southerly.
Upington: 20°C – 36°C
Kimberley: 17°C – 32°C
Temperature: 17°C – 32°C
Alexander Bay: 19°C – 25°C
Springbok: 15°C – 32°C
Calvinia: 11°C – 33°C
Sutherland: 9°C – 30°C
Western Cape: Northern parts of the west coast will be cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. Light rain is expected on the south coast. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-easterly, becoming stronger along the south-west coast in the afternoon.
Cape Town: 17°C – 27°C
Verdendal: 17°C – 34°C
Riverdale: 19°C – 28°C
George: 18°C - 28°C
Worcester: 18°C - 33°C
Beaufort West: 17°C – 32°C
Oudtshoorn: 17°C – 33°C
Western part of the Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy in the south, otherwise fine and warm to hot, becoming cloudy in the afternoon. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Eastern part of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog on the south side of the slopes, otherwise fine and warm to hot. Later, there is a possibility of partly cloudy sky with isolated rain and thundershowers. Coastal winds will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light and variable by the afternoon.
Guebarha: 19°C – 27°C
Makhanda: 19°C – 30°C
Craddock: 16°C – 31°C
Graf-Renate: 16°C – 32°C
East London: 19°C – 26°C
Port St. John's: 19°C – 28°C
Temperature: 15°C – 30°C
Komani: 15°C – 31°C
Once: 16°C – 30°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Fine and warm to hot, partly cloudy with scattered rain and thundershowers. There is a possibility of scattered rain in the west. Onshore winds will be light to moderate north to north-east, increasing to east to south-east south of Durban in the afternoon and extending to Richards Bay by the evening.
Durban: 20°C – 31°C
Richards Bay: 17°C – 35°C
Pietermaritzburg: 17°C – 35°C
Ladysmith: 16°C – 34°C
*This weather report was written with support from Tokan AI.