SATURDAY WEATHER: Level 9 warning still in effect for the north-east and lower level warnings for other provinces but cooler in places

By Staff Writer
Published: 16 January 2026

This forecast is for: Sat 17 January 2026
The maps cover: Sat 17 Jan – Mon 19 Jan


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From Saturday it should be partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

A. level 9 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 eastern parts of Limpopo.

B. 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).

C. level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of susceptible settlements (formal and informal) or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, localised mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion in places over the central parts of Limpopo as well as Mpumalanga, and the north-eastern parts of Kwazulu-Natal.

D. 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, and the extreme south-western parts of Limpopo.

E. level 1 warning for damaging winds with localised damage to settlements (formal and informal), localised damage to temporary structures and some journeys require longer travel times over the western interior of Northern Cape.

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

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

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

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

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

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

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy with morning fog patches over the extreme east at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except over the south-western parts.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine, windy and hot, becoming partly cloudy over the eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated rain and showers over the south coast in the morning. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly along the west coast, otherwise moderate south-westerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and warm with isolated showers and rain along the coast, but partly cloudy over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy in the morning south of the escarpment, with light rain along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy with afternoon thunderstorms, mainly east of Queenstown. The wind along the coast will be Moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers in the north, otherwise isolated. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly becoming easterly to northeasterly from the south by afternoon, spreading northwards.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Saturday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

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

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

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/25°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/31°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/33°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/36°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with light rain in the evening.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate north-westerly from the afternoon but turning
south-westerly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with light rain in the morning.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, becoming moderate south-westerly from the afternoon and reaching fresh to strong during the evening
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with light rain in the morning.
Wind: Light north-easterly becoming moderate to fresh south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/25°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with light morning rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/23°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming light to moderate easterly to north-easterly in the
afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/27°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate southerly to south-westerly becoming light north-easterly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with isolated and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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