Maps partly based on data from the SA Weather Service

SATURDAY WEATHER: Level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms due to cut-off low but Sunday looking even worse

By Staff Writer
Published: 14 November 2025 [updated 15 November]

This forecast is for: Sat 15 November 2025
The maps cover: Sat 15 Nov – Sat 15 Nov


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The SA Weather Service (SAWS) has advised that the central and eastern parts of South Africa are expected to experience a severe weather event over the weekend and into early next week due to an intense weather system that includes a cut-off low (COL).

Widespread (80%) thunderstorms expected over the central interior, including Free State, central Northern Cape and parts of North West on Saturday. Storms will move east during the evening, with scattered to widespread thunderstorms (60-80%) reaching Gauteng, Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KZN overnight.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

A. level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to flooding of susceptible roads, low lying areas and bridges as well as loss of infrastructure livelihood and livestock can be expected over the western parts of the North West, the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as most parts of the Free State, except the north and southern parts.

B. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, excessive lightning, damaging winds and hail resulting in injuries and danger to life due flooding of roads, settlements and low-lying areas, major travel disruptions and incidents, damage or loss of infrastructure, settlements (formal and informal) livelihood, agricultural production and livestock are expected in the central and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

C. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to localized flooding of susceptible roads, low lying areas and bridges as well as localized loss of infrastructure livelihood and livestock can be expected over the northern and southern parts of the Free State, eastern parts of the North West, the north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, Gauteng, southern parts of Mpumalanga, extreme north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape as well as along the coast and adjacent interior of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Bergrivier, Swartland and Matzikama Municipalities of the Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and cool to warm becoming cloudy with scattered showers and thunderstorms from the evening.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers but scattered in the extreme east.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers but scattered in the south.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and hot in the extreme west, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the north east. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the west, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot but cool over the southern parts where the will be light rain. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly but moderate southerly to south-westerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm in places otherwise cloudy and cool with a chance of light rain in places in the south and isolated showers and thundershowers in the north. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north and east.
The wind along the coast will be fresh to south-westerly

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places in the northern interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but hot in the extreme north-east. It will become cloudy from the afternoon with widespread showers and thundershowers.
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly in the south by mid-morning, spreading to Kosi Bay while reaching strong in places in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy at times with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy at times with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy at times with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/31°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/28°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/20°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/21°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/20°C

UPINGTON
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/26°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/25°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with a chance of light rain at times.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/21°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with isolated mid-morning and late afternoon showers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

EAST LONDON
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy with scattered evening showers.
Wind: Fresh south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with widespread afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly from mid-morning, reaching strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/26°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with widespread afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming southerly to south-westerly from late morning, reaching strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/26°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with widespread afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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