SUNDAY WEATHER: Level 9 disruptive rainfall warning with widespread flooding continues in the morning

By Staff Writer
Published: 17 January 2026 [updated 18 January]

This forecast is for: Sun 18 January 2026
The maps cover: Sun 18 Jan – Sun 18 Jan


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Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. 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 streams, damage to property, infrastructure, loss of livelihoods and livestock over parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

B. level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements roads, low-lying areas and bridges, localised mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion over the central parts of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga, as well as the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

C. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lighting, leading to localised flooding and damage to settlements and infrastructure over western part of Limpopo, as well as parts of North West, Gauteng and Mpumalanga as per the updated map above.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over parts of eastern Northern Cape and in places over the Free State.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers, but hot in the extreme north.

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in extreme east.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in extreme south-east.

NORTH-WEST
Fine and warm to hot in the west, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm to hot in the west, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot, but windy over the western interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm in the north-west, otherwise partly cloudy, but cloudy with light morning rain along the south coast. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly becoming strong along the west coast from the afternoon.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with isolated showers along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and rain, but scattered along the wild coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

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

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/28°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/30°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/31°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/33°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/30°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/34°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine.
Wind: Moderate southerly becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with light rain in the morning.
Wind: Moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the morning and evening, otherwise partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/25°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/25°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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