Maps partly based on data from the SA Weather Service

SUNDAY WEATHER: Level 5 warning – flooding possible in the Eastern Cape and KZN

By Staff Writer
Published: 22 November 2025 [updated 23 November]

This forecast is for: Sun 23 November 2025
The maps cover: Sun 23 Nov – Sun 23 Nov


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Isolated or scattered showers and thundershowers over most provinces on Sunday, but widespread showers and thundershowers in the south-east.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. level 5 warning severe thunderstorms producing heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning that will lead to flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, damages to infrastructure and properties due to large amounts of small hail or large hail in an open area, strong damaging winds, and disruptions to communication and municipality services due to lightning activity, over south-eastern parts of both the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

B. level 4 warning severe thunderstorms producing heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning that will lead to flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, damages to infrastructure and properties due to large amounts of small hail or large hail in an open area, strong damaging winds, and disruptions to communication and municipality services due to lightning activity, in places over KwaZulu-Natal, except for the south-east and extreme north-eastern parts of the province.

C. level 2 warning severe thunderstorms producing heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning that will lead to localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, damages to infrastructure and properties due to large amounts of small hail or large hail in an open area, strong damaging winds, and disruptions to communication and municipality services due to lightning activity, in places over the Free-State, northern and eastern parts of the Eastern Cape (except for the south-eastern parts), as well as along the escarpment of Mpumalanga and parts of the Northern Cape.

Extremely high fire danger conditions can be expected over the Swartland Local Municipality in the Western Cape, as well as in places over the North West and Free State.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Hot in places in the north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be hot.

LIMPOPO
Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in Lowveld.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the extreme north-west.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy to partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cloudy with light rain over the western parts in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east, except in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be light and variable at first, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Mostly cloudy with isolated to scattered showers, except in the extreme west where it will be partly cloudy. It will be cool to warm with windy conditions in the south-western parts. The wind along the coast will be strong southerly to south-westerly north of Saldanha Bay, otherwise light to moderate southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong to near-gale between Saldanha Bay and Cape Agulhas.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the north-east at first, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be Light and variable in places, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog in places south of the escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with widespread showers and thundershowers, but partly cloudy in places during the morning. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate north-easterly, becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly from mid-morning.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog in places over the central interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot. Widespread showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly, becoming south-westerly in the extreme south, spreading to Mandeni by the evening.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/34°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

MBOMBELA
Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

POLOKWANE
Fine at first, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/33°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy and windy.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/32°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy and windy, with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/33°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy and windy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/33°C

UPINGTON
Fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/31°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy and windy.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly, but strong at times.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/21°C

GQEBERHA
PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING, OTHERWISE Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly early morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/22°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly, becoming south-westerly from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/27°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy, becoming cloudy late afternoon with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate north-easterly, reaching fresh at times, becoming light south-westerly in the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/33°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy, becoming cloudy in the afternoon with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/30°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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