Overview
- The weather service upgraded KwaZulu-Natal’s central and western areas to a yellow Level 4 severe-thunderstorm warning for Sunday, citing heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail with potential flooding and infrastructure damage.
- Yellow Level 2 thunderstorm warnings on Sunday cover Gauteng, the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga, central and southern Limpopo, plus the eastern parts of the North West and the Free State.
- Extremely high fire danger is expected across vast parts of the Northern Cape and in sections of the Free State and North West, even as storm risks rise elsewhere.
- Forecasts indicate partly cloudy, warm to hot conditions with isolated to scattered thundershowers across central and eastern regions, with very uncomfortable heat and humidity persisting in northeastern KwaZulu-Natal.
- City outlooks reflect the contrast, with Durban near 24–30°C Saturday and 23–27°C Sunday with showers, while inland centres like Mahikeng and Bloemfontein trend hotter under scattered storms and high UV levels.