The weather service has issued a warning of severe thunderstorms for some parts of Gauteng. (rbkomar/Getty Images)
According to the South African Weather Service (SAWS), Tuesday afternoon’s weather brings severe thunderstorms to southern Gauteng, with isolated showers and thundershowers in many other provinces across the country.
Impact-based warnings
A Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with large hail, damaging winds, and heavy downpours, has been issued for the southern parts of Gauteng. These may damage formal and informal settlements and flood roads, low-lying areas, and bridges.
Weather in your region
Gauteng: It is cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme south.
- Pretoria 16 °C — 27 °C
- Johannesburg 14 °C — 27 °C
- Vereeniging 15 °C — 25 °C
Mpumalanga: Cloudy in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
- Mbombela 17°C — 20°C
- Ermelo 11°C — 22°C
- Emalahleni 15°C — 24°C
- Standerton 14°C — 23°C
- Skukuza 15°C — 26°C
Limpopo: Fine in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot.
- Polokwane 18°C — 25°C
- Phalaborwa 21°C — 27°C
- Tzaneen 17°C — 24°C
- Musina 21°C — 31°C
- Mokopane 17°C — 28°C
North West: Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers and storm but scattered in the south-east.
- Klerksdorp 14°C — 24°C
- Potchefstroom 13°C — 24°C
- Mahikeng 16°C — 28°C
- Rustenburg 18°C — 27°C
- Vryburg 12°C — 26°C
Free State: Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers throughout the province.
- Bloemfontein 13°C — 20°C
- Welkom 14°C — 24°C
- Bethlehem 11°C — 28°C
Northern Cape: Partly cloudy in the north-east with isolated showers and thundershowers, otherwise fine and cool to warm.
- 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.
- 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: The southern half of the province can expect cool and partly cloudy weather with isolated showers and thundershowers on other parts of the province.
- Gqeberha 10°C — 22°C
- Makhanda 10°C — 24°C
- Cradock 7°C — 26°C
- Graaff-Reinet 4°C — 26°C
- East London 16°C — 23°C
- Port St Johns 16°C — 22°C
- Mthatha 12°C — 23°C
- Komani 9°C — 23°C
- Qonce 13°C — 26°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Partly cloudy in with isolated showers and thundershowers, otherwise fine and cool to warm.
- Durban 16°C — 22°C
- Richard’s Bay 17°C — 25°C
- Pietermaritzburg 13°C — 21°C
- Ladysmith 13°C — 20°C
SAWS instructed that people avoid crossing flooded roads and swollen streams. Where rising water levels are observed, move to high grounds.
When outdoor during lightning activity: immediately get out and away from ponds, lakes and other bodies of water, never shelter under an isolated tree and stay away from objects that conduct electricity.
