Five weather warnings for Monday, including severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and waves

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

This forecast is for: Mon 06 October 2025
The maps cover: Mon 06 Oct – Wed 08 Oct

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Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected over the central and eastern parts of the country on Monday.

Some light snowfall is also possible on the high-peaks in the east of Lesotho in the early hours of Monday morning.

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Warnings from the SA Weather Service from Monday:

A. level 2 warning severe thunderstorms leading to localised damage to settlements and infrastructure, localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, minor vehicle accidents due to slippery roads and poor visibility, and large amounts of small hail/large hail over an open area, are expected in places over Gauteng, as well as the Highveld and escarpment areas of Mpumalanga. Rainfall accumulation of 15-20mm per hour and strong winds are expected in places.

B. level 2 warning damaging interior winds leading to damage of settlements and infrastructure, some transport routes and travel services affected by wind, risk of localised runaway fires and danger to life, are expected over the extreme eastern parts of the Free State, as well as the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

C. level 2 warning damaging waves leading to difficulty in navigation at sea are expected between Saldanha Bay and Plettenberg Bay.

D. level 1 warning damaging waves resulting in localised disruption to harbours and/or ports with small vessels at risk of taking on water and capsizing in a locality, are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and East London from the afternoon. A passing cold front is expected to result in strong to gale force westerly/south-westerly winds along the coast and these winds will enhance the sea state to 4.0 to 5.5m along the coast. The expected waves will be amplified by up to 2.1m around high tide from 2pm to 4pm.

E. level 1 warning damaging winds leading disruptions to beach front activities are expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the extreme northern-eastern parts of the Northern Cape as well as the extreme western parts of the North West.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

GAUTENG
Hot in the extreme north, otherwise partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.

LIMPOPO
Fine and warm, but partly cloudy in the south.

NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the extreme east.

THE FREE STATE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the west. It will become fine from the afternoon.

THE NORTHERN CAPE
Cold in places in the west where it will be cloudy at first, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east. It will become fine from the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be light and variable, becoming moderate southerly to south-easterly.

THE WESTERN CAPE
Fine over the eastern parts in the early morning, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy and cold to cool with light rain over the western parts, spreading to the south coast in the afternoon. The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong westerly along the south-west and south coast, moderating from the evening, otherwise moderate to fresh north-westerly becoming light southerly from the evening.
The expected UVB sunburn index: Very High

THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Fine and cool to warm, becoming party cloudy along the coast with light rain and showers in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.

THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming cloudy south of the escarpment overnight. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly.

KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches in places over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm. Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected in the extreme north except the north-west, otherwise isolated. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, reaching strong in places. It will become moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly in the south from late morning, spreading northwards in the afternoon.
The expected UVB sunburn index: High

Travellers forecasts from the SA Weather Service for Monday:

PRETORIA
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/30°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

JOHANNESBURG
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 10/29°C

VEREENIGING
Partly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum°C
11/29

MBOMBELA
Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/27°C

POLOKWANE
Fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 09/29°C

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

VRYBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 16/29°C

BLOEMFONTEIN
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers. It will become fine from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/25°C

KIMBERLEY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
It will become fine from the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 15/25°C

UPINGTON
Partly cloudy, becoming fine.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/25°C

CAPE TOWN
Cloudy at times with light rain, until the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate north-westerly, becoming light from the evening.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/18°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: Very High

GEORGE
Fine in the early morning, otherwise partly cloudy with light rain in the afternoon.
Wind: Light to moderate westerly to south-westerly but fresh in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 11/20°C

GQEBERHA
Partly cloudy.
Wind: Moderate south-westerly, becoming fresh to strong in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 14/21°C

EAST LONDON
Fine, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon.
Wind: Moderate to fresh south-westerly
Minimum/Maximum: 16/23°C

DURBAN
Partly cloudy to with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate southerly to south-westerly from late morning.
Minimum/Maximum: 18/24°C
The expected UVB Sunburn Index: High

RICHARDS BAY
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Wind: Moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly, becoming moderate southerly to south-westerly in the afternoon.
Minimum/Maximum: 17/29°C

PIETERMARITZBURG
Partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.
Minimum/Maximum: 13/28°C

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