Severe thunderstorms indicated for North West, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, Limpopo and the Free State on Thursday

By Staff Writer
Published: 29 October 2025 [updated 30 October]

This forecast is for: Thu 30 October 2025
The maps cover: Thu 30 Oct – Sat 01 Nov

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From Friday it should be partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot in places, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

Note that the SA Weather Map above for 31 October is incorrectly dated 30 October. It is the one with the blue cold front marker in the bottom left.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, excessive lightning, damaging winds and large amounts of small hail resulting in localized flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges over parts of Limpopo, as per the map above.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, excessive lightning, damaging winds and large amounts of small hail resulting in localized flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, and localized damage to infrastructure, settlements, property and vehicles are expected over the eastern parts of North West, eastern parts of Free State, Gauteng, Mpumalanga, except in the extreme north-east as well as the extreme south-eastern parts of Limpopo.

C. level 1 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of susceptible formal/informalsettlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, difficult driving conditions on dirt roads and minor motor vehicle accidents due to slippery roads and/reduced visibility is expected over the eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Dawid Kruiper and Khai-Ma Local Municipalities of the Northern Cape and the Laingsberg Local Municipality of Western Cape.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thunder-showers.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Moderate

MPUMALANGA
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the extreme north-east.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thunder-showers, but scattered showers and thundershowers in the south-east.

NORTH-WEST
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the west. It will be partly cloudy in the north-west.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the south.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west, becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and eastern parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot over the eastern interior but very hot over the West Coast District. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly to easterly but strong along the south-western coast.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool with isolated thundershowers in the north-east where it will be warm. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be cold in the south-west. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to south-easterly, becoming north-easterly in the south from the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Low

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/26°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Moderate

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/19°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/29°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/27°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/33°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Fine.
Wind: Moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 12/25°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/22°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with isolated showers of rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/22°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Low

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate southerly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/20°C

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