Thunderstorms and scattered showers are expected in some provinces, but cloudy conditions are forecast for the rest of SA. (rbkomar/Getty Images)
According to the South African Weather Service, Monday’s weather brings severe thunderstorms to northern KwaZulu-Natal, with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy downpours expected. Scattered showers and cloudy conditions will affect several provinces, including Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and the North West.
Impact-based warnings
A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy downpours has been issued for the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. This may lead to damage to formal/informal settlements and flooding of roads, low-lying areas and bridges.
The weather in your region
Gauteng: Hot in the north, otherwise cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the extreme south.
- Pretoria 19°C — 30°C
- Johannesburg 18°C — 28°C
- Vereeniging 16°C — 28°C
Mpumalanga: Cloudy in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Mbombela 16°C — 22°C
- Ermelo 12°C — 27°C
- Emalahleni 17°C — 26°C
- Standerton 14°C — 31°C
- Skukuza 19°C — 31°C
Limpopo: Fine in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers in places in the south. It will be very hot in the Western Bushveld.
- Polokwane 15°C — 28°C
- Phalaborwa 14°C — 30°C
- Tzaneen 15°C — 26°C
- Musina 15°C — 36°C
- Lephalale 19°C — 38°C
- Mokopane 19°C — 35°C
North West: Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the south-east.
- Klerksdorp 14°C — 30°C
- Potchefstroom 14°C — 30°C
- Mahikeng 16°C — 31°C
- Rustenburg 16°C — 33°C
- Vryburg 11°C — 29°C
Free State: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east where it will be cloudy.
- Bloemfontein 7°C — 28°C
- Welkom 11°C — 29°C
- Bethlehem 9°C — 25°C
Northern Cape: Partly cloudy in the north-east with isolated showers and thundershowers, otherwise fine and cool to warm.
Coastal wind – fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
- Upington 7°C — 27°C
- Kimberley 8°C — 28°C
- De Aar 9°C — 24°C
- Alexander Bay 10°C — 21°C
- Springbok 6°C — 23°C
- Calvinia 4°C — 24°C
- Sutherland -1°C — 18°C
Western Cape: Partly cloudy along the south coast with light rain in the morning, otherwise fine and cool, but warm in the north-west.
Coastal wind – light to moderate south-westerly along the south coast in the morning, otherwise moderate south-easterly, but fresh to strong along the west and south-west coasts.
- Cape Town 12°C — 19°C
- Vredendal 10°C — 25°C
- Riversdale 8°C — 20°C
- George 9°C — 17°C
- Worcester 7°C — 23°C
- Beaufort West 9°C — 21°C
- Oudtshoorn 9°C — 21°C
Eastern Cape: Cloudy in the south-east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with light rain west of Cape St Francis.
Coastal wind – moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the evening.
The eastern half of the province can expect cloudy and cool to cold conditions with isolated showers and thunder-showers, but scattered in along the coast north of East London.
Coastal wind – moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming light south-easterly.
- Gqeberha 12°C — 19°C
- Makhanda 10°C — 16°C
- Cradock 9°C — 18°C
- Graaff-Reinet 9°C — 19°C
- East London 14°C — 18°C
- Port St Johns 16°C — 18°C
- Umtata 12°C — 15°C
- Komani 11°C — 15°C
- Qonce 12°C — 18°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Morning fog in places over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north.
Coastal wind – light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly in the south from the afternoon.
- Durban 17°C — 22°C
- Richard’s Bay 18°C — 24°C
- Pietermaritzburg 15°C — 20°C
- Ladysmith 14°C — 23°C
Weather and severe weather alerts for today & tomorrow, 15 – 16 September 2024.
Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the eastern areas of the country, but it will be widespread over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal tomorrow.#saws #weatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/OdkCyRo21R— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) September 15, 2024
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
