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Heavy rainfall, severe thunderstorms and three weather warnings for Wednesday

4 February 2025 [updated 5 February]
By Staff Writer


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Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the central and eastern parts of South Africa, but they will be widespread over the eastern half of the Eastern Cape and the southern areas of KwaZulu-Natal on Wednesday, according to the SA Weather Service.

Hot and humid weather will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions over eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

From Thursday it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot to very hot in places in the north, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in most parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Wednesday:

A. yellow level 4 warning severe thunderstorms with damaging winds, hail, severe lightning and heavy downpours are expected over the KwaZulu-Natal, except in the north-east.

B. yellow level 2 warning severe thunderstorms resulting in hail, heavy downpours and strong damaging winds, leading to localized flooding of susceptible areas and roads, and localized damage to infrastructure are expected over the north and eastern parts of Eastern Cape, eastern parts of Eastern Cape as well as the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga.

C: yellow level 1 warning damaging wind and waves resulting in difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Alexander Bay to Cape Agulhas.

Regional forecasts from SAWS for Wednesday:

1. GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.

2. MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches along the escarpment, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated to scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld where it will be very hot.

3. LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers over the south-central parts. It will be very hot in the Lowveld and Limpopo Valley.

4. NORTH WEST
Partly cloudy, and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north.

5. FREE STATE
Partly cloudy, and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered along the Lesotho border and the extreme eastern parts.

6. NORTHERN CAPE
Fine and warm to hot, but partly cloudy in the east with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will be very hot in the north. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

7. WESTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy over the south southern parts with isolated showers and rain along the south coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly along the west coast becoming strong from the afternoon, but moderate to fresh south-westerly to westerly along the south coast.

8. WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy, windy in places and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north-west. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places. It will become light to moderate south-easterly in the evening.

9. EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cool with morning fog in places in the south-west, otherwise partly cloudy to cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places.

10. KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the south where it will be cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh easterly to north-easterly, but fresh to strong south-westerly in the south spreading northwards.

Travellers forecasts from SAWS for Wednesday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/29°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

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

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/30°C

MBOMBELA
Morning fog patches otherwise partly cloudy with afternoon isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/maximum: 20/33°C

POLOKWANE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/maximum: 19/31°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/35°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/37°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/33°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/35°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy, with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 24/35°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Fresh to strong southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/21°C

GEORGE
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain from the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate southerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/22°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
WIND: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 20/26°C

EAST LONDON
Fog in the morning, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
WIND: Fresh to strong south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/27°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with widespread afternoon showers and Thundershowers.
Wind: Fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly
Minimum/Maximum: 24/32°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 25/36°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Fine, becoming partly cloudy to cloudy with widespread afternoon showers and Thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/35°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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