SATURDAY WEATHER: A LEVEL 5 thunderstorm warning for the north-east and more rainfall for the south

By Staff Writer
Published: 13 February 2026

This forecast is for: Sat 14 February 2026
The maps cover: Sat 14 Feb – Sat 14 Feb


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The data currently indicates a chance of some very light snowfall in the highest parts of the Drakensberg in Lesotho from late on Saturday and into the early hours of Sunday morning.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

A. level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning, leading to damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges over the extreme eastern parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

B. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning, leading to damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges over KwaZulu-Natal as well as the central parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.

C. level 4 warning for damaging winds and waves leading to localised disruption of small harbours or port for a short period of time and damage of settlements and infrastructure between Port Edward and Port St. Lucia.

D. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning, leading to localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges over the Gauteng, eastern parts of North West, extreme eastern parts of Free State, south-western parts of Limpopo and the western Highveld of Mpumalanga.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over in places over the ZF Mgcawu and Pixley Ka Seme district municipalities.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the east. It will be hot in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot in places with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the west.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy in the extreme east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east. It will be fine in the west. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy warm to hot, but cool to warm along the south coast and adjacent interior where isolated to scattered showers and rain can be expected in the morning. It will be fine and windy over the western parts. The wind along the coast will be strong south-easterly in the west and south-west but fresh south-easterly to easterly along the coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the extreme north, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in the north-east, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and rain, but widespread over the Wild Coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm with widespread showers and thundershowers. It will be cool in places in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly in the extreme north at first, otherwise fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

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

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/25°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/27°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

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

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/29°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Fresh south-easterly becoming strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/23°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Light south-easterly to easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/21°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/23°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/25°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/20°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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