FRIDAY WEATHER: Significant LEVEL 10 with widespread flooding and five other warnings across seven provinces

By Staff Writer
Published: 15 January 2026 [updated 16 January]

This forecast is for: Fri 16 January 2026
The maps cover: Fri 16 Jan – Fri 16 Jan


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Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

A. level 10 warning for disruptive rainfall with further heavy downpours leading to widespread flooding, resulting in danger to life due to fast flowing streams, displacement of communities, widespread damage to settlements or structures over the northern escapement and the Lowveld of Mpumalanga as well as the southern Lowveld of Limpopo.

B. level 9 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in widespread flooding of roads and settlements, widespread mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion, danger to life due to fast flowing stream, widespread damage to property, building and loss of livelihood and livestock as well as possible widespread displacement of affected communities over the eastern parts of Limpopo (Vhembe and Mopani District Municipalities) and over Mpumalanga Lowveld and escarpment (Ehlanzeni District Municipality).

C. level 6 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), mudslides rockfalls and soil erosion, danger to life due to fast flowing stream, damage to property, infrastructure, loss of Livelihood and livestock over the central parts of Limpopo (parts of Capricorn and Sekhukhune District Municipalities)and eastern Highveld of Mpumalanga (Emakhazeni, Msukaligwa, Mkhondo and Chief Albert Luthuli local Municipalities)

D. level 4 warning for disruptive rainfall with heavy downpours leading to flooding of roads and settlements, displacement of affected communities, major disruption of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded or closed is expected over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

E. level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of susceptible formal / informal settlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, localised mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion in places over Mpumalanga and central to western parts of Limpopo.

F. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, large amounts of hail and excessive lighting leading to localised flooding and damage to settlements and infrastructure over the central parts of North West as well as the Free State.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over parts of the Northern Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be hot in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Warm over the Lowveld, otherwise cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers but scattered in the west.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the east.

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

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the south.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine over the central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, very hot in the north-central parts. The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be fresh south-westerly along the south coast, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and warm in the north, otherwise cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly to easterly.

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

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the western and central interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and rain, but widespread in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming south-easterly in the south in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Friday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/23°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/32°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/33°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/34°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/35°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/37°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Strong south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers.
Wind: Fresh south-westerly
Minimum/Maximum: 14/24°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with rain and showers.
Wind: Moderate southeasterly to easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/20°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers.
Wind: Moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/21°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered shower.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/29°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with widespread showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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