THURSDAY WEATHER: Thunderstorms warnings for five provinces including a LEVEL 5 as cut-off low sweeps past

By Staff Writer
Published: 4 March 2026

This forecast is for: Thu 05 March 2026
The maps cover: Thu 05 Mar – Thu 05 Mar


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From Thursday it should be cloudy in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to cool with scattered to widespread showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to flooding of roads, settlements and low-lyingareas, as well as damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lighting over eastern parts of Northern Cape, and western parts of Free State.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements, low-lying bridges/areas, as well as possible strong damaging winds, hail, and excessive lightning over the western parts of Northern Cape, south to central parts of North West, central to western parts of Free State, and central parts of Eastern Cape.

C. level 1 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours leading to localised flooding ofsusceptible roads, settlements, low-lying bridges/areas, hail, and excessive lightning in places over the western and southern parts of Kwazulu-Natal.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Cloudy and cool with scattered showers and thundershowers.

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches over the High-veld and escarpment, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

NORTH-WEST
Morning fog patches over the central interior otherwise, cloudy and cool with widespread to scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy and cool with widespread showers and thundershowers in the west, otherwise scattered.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Fine in the extreme west with morning and evening fog along the coast and adjacent interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms but widespread in the extreme east, where it will be cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Morning and evening fog patches over the north-west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east. It will be cloudy in the south coast and the adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-westerly along the west and south-west coast, otherwise light to moderate westerly to south-westerly. It will become light and variable along the west coast in the afternoon, spreading to the south coast in the evening.

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy in the extreme east, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread over the north-western parts. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be very hot in places in the east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, reaching fresh in places in the afternoon.

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

JOHANNESBURG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

VEREENIGING
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

MBOMBELA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/24°C

POLOKWANE
Cloudy in the morning, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/25°C

MAHIKENG
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/24°C

VRYBURG
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/26°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/26°C

KIMBERLEY
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/27°C

UPINGTON
Cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/30°C

CAPE TOWN
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Light to Moderate northerly to north-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/25°C

GEORGE
Cloudy with isolated evening showers and thundershowers.
Wind: light to moderate westerly to south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/23°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Light to moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/24°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/27°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 22/32°C

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 23/35°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Cloudy with morning fog, otherwise partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/34°C

This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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