Thursday weather – severe thunderstorm warning for seven provinces and cooler weather returns

By Staff Writer
Published: 5 November 2025 [updated 6 November]

This forecast is for: Thu 06 November 2025
The maps cover: Thu 06 Nov – Sat 08 Nov

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From Friday it should be partly cloudy and warm to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers possible over the central and eastern regions of the country.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

A. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours, damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and lightning leading to localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood, agricultural production and livestock, localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, minor vehicle accidents, localised injuries due to flying debris are expected over North West, Gauteng, most parts of the Free State, Highveld of Mpumalanga, south-western Limpopo, north-eastern part of Northern Cape, and extreme western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

B. level 1 warning for damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and small vessels at risk of taking in water and capsizing in locality are expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas from the evening until Friday afternoon.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

GAUTENG
Morning fog patches in the south, otherwise cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

MPUMALANGA
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread over the western Highveld.

LIMPOPO
Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the Lowveld and the Limpopo Valley.

NORTH WEST
Cloudy in the east with morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers.

THE FREE STATE
Cloudy with morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, but widespread in the extreme east.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the south and along the coast, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the east. It will be cool in places. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine to partly cloudy and warm to hot but cloudy and cool over the southern parts with a chance of morning light rain. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Extreme

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy and cool with isolated to scattered showers and rain, except in the north where it will be partly cloudy. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-easterly.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Morning fog patches in the north, otherwise cloudy and cold with scattered showers and rain. Isolated thundershowers are expected in the north-east. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-easterly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with scattered showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be moderate easterly to south-easterly.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Thursday:

PRETORIA
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/27°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

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

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

POLOKWANE
Cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

MAHIKENG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/28°C

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/30°C

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

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/33°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 21/34°C

CAPE TOWN
Fine.
Wind: Fresh to strong south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/28°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Extreme

GEORGE
Cloudy with a chance of light rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/20°C

GQEBERHA
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/20°C

EAST LONDON
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/21°C

DURBAN
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/22°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

RICHARDS BAY
Cloudy with scattered showers and rain.
Wind: Moderate easterly to south-easterly.
Minimum/Maximum: 19/23°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Morning fog patches, otherwise cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/18°C

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