SUNDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorm warnings for seven provinces and widespread rain in the east of the country

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 March 2026

This forecast is for: Sun 29 March 2026
The maps cover: Sun 29 Mar – Sun 29 Mar


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From Sunday it should be cloudy and cool in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern parts of the country but widespread over northern KZN with a possibility of disruptive rain including flooding.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of low-lying areas, susceptible roads and bridges as well as localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock in the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, extreme south-eastern Lowveld of Limpopo and the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of low-lying areas, susceptible roads and bridges as well as localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock in the Free State, North West, the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the extreme western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng (excluding the extreme north) and the Highveld of Mpumalanga.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershower.

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered along the Escarpment. It will be cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers in the Lowveld.

LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east. It will be cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-eastern parts.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy with morning fog patches over the south-eastern parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy with morning fog over most parts, becoming partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and ccol in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy along the south coast and eastern parts at first, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly but south-westerly along the south coast.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the east, becoming cloudy in the north-east with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly, becoming south-westerly mid-morning.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the afternoon.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the south-east. Widespread showers and thundershowers is expected in the extreme north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh north-easterly north of Cape St.Lucia in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south to south-westerly. It will become moderate easterly to south-easterly south of Durban from the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Sunday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershower.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/31°C

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershower.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershower.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/27°C

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

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

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/28°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Cloudy with morning fog patches, becoming partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/27°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy to cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/32°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy becoming fine.
Wind: Light and variable in the morning, otherwise light to moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/22°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly, becoming south-westerly mid-morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly, becoming light and variable in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/23°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the morning and evening.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-westerly, becoming light easterly to south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/26°C

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers in the morning and evening.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly, becoming light to moderate south-easterly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 24/27°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning and evening fog, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/26°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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