SUNDAY WEATHER: Widespread rainfall and thunderstorm warnings for five provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 11 April 2026 [updated 12 April]

This forecast is for: Sun 12 April 2026
The maps cover: Sun 12 Apr – Sun 12 Apr


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Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock over the eastern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of North West and western parts of Free State.

B. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail, excessive lightning and damaging winds, resulting in localised flooding of susceptible informal settlements and damages to infrastructure over the central and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy at first with morning fog in places on the Highveld, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers except in the north-east.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the southern parts.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy and warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the west where fog can be expected in places until mid-morning, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the central parts, but widespread in the extreme east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the east. Fog can be expected in places in the morning. The wind along the coast will be light and variable east of Cape Agulhas, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong in places.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light north-easterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm but hot in places in the east. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the south, otherwise isolated, except in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be light westerly to north-westerly until late morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in the central parts in the afternoon. It will become light to moderate south-westerly in the south from the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/29°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/22°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

UPINGTON
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated showers in the morning and evening, as well as with fog patches by mid-morning.
Wind: Light and variable.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with isolated morning showers.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers.
Wind: Light northeasterly, becoming moderate south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/24°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with scattered evening showers and
thundershowers.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly until late morning and southerly to south-westerly in the evening, otherwise light to moderate north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/26°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light westerly to north-westerly until late morning, otherwise light to moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/32°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the evening scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/32°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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