MONDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings in the north-east and much cooler across South Africa

By Staff Writer
Published: 1 March 2026

This forecast is for: Mon 02 March 2026
The maps cover: Mon 02 Mar – Mon 02 Mar


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From Monday it should be fine but cool in the western interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered to widespread in the east.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over the eastern part of both Limpopo and Mpumalanga.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning resulting Bin localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over the south-west and central parts of Limpopo as well as the Highveld in Mpumalanga.

C. level 2 warning for damaging waves leading to localised damage to coastal infrastructure and difficulty in navigation at sea is expected between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay in the morning.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy in the extreme west, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered shower and thundershowers but widespread in the Limpopo Valley and eastern parts.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy in the east at first where it will become partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers, otherwise fine and warm.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy with morning fog patches over the Lesotho border and the eastern parts, otherwise fine and warm, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over the east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy along the south coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly, becoming light to moderate in the late afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning light rain in the extreme east where it will be cloudy and cold, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool. The wind along the coast will be Fresh to strong south-westerly, becoming moderate in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
It will be cold in the extreme south-west, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 178/26°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
It will become cloudy in the late afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

VRYBURG
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/28°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/26°C

UPINGTON
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/27°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy, becoming fine from the afternoon.
Wind: Light and variable, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/21°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy, becoming fine in the late afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly to westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/19°C

GQEBERHA
Fine.
Wind: Strong south-westerly, becoming moderate in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/22°C

EAST LONDON
Fine.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/22°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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