WEDNESDAY WEATHER: Warnings up to LEVEL 4 for severe thunderstorms in the east but very hot in the west

By Staff Writer
Published: 3 November 2026

This forecast is for: Wed 04 November 2026
The maps cover: Wed 04 Nov – Thu 05 Nov


Very hot to extremely hot conditions are expected over the over the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Central and Little Karoo districts including Hessequa and Swellendam municipalities of the Western Cape, as well as over the interior of Namakwa district on Wednesday. Daytime temperatures in these areas can be expected to reach the high 30s to low 40s on Wednesday.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, hail and excessive lightning resulting in flooding and damage to infrastructure over the north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the central parts of Mpumalanga.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements over the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the central-southern parts of Limpopo as well as the most parts of Mpumalanga.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in place over the North West, southern parts of Northern Cape, western parts of the Western Cape, northern parts of the Free State as well as the Limpopo Valley and the Western Bushveld.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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MPUMALANGA
Morning for patches over the central parts, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

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LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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NORTH WEST
Fine and hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

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THE FREE STATE
Fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers in the east.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot, but very hot in places over the interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate southerly to south-easterly.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy at first, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but very hot to extremely hot over the West Coast, Cape Winelands, Central Karoo and Little Karoo districts. The wind along the coast will be moderate westerly to north-westerly along the west coast, otherwise south-easterly to easterly.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning with fog in places south of the escarpment, becoming fine and warm. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy with morning with fog in places south of the escarpment and very early morning rain along the Wild Coast. It will become fine and warm over the interior, but partly cloudy along the coast. The wind along the coast will be light south-westerly, becoming light south-easterly in the afternoon.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers from the afternoon but scattered in the west. The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly in the north, otherwise light to moderate south-westerly.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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