SATURDAY WEATHER: Widespread rain with warnings for seven provinces and very hot in the north-east

By Staff Writer
Published: 6 November 2026

This forecast is for: Sat 07 November 2026
The maps cover: Sat 07 Nov – Sun 08 Nov


From Sunday it should be partly cloudy and warm to cool over the eastern regions with isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms possible, but widespread in KwaZulu-Natal.

A dusting of late season snow is indicated for the southern Drakensberg and the south-east of Lesotho.

Warnings from the SA Weather Service:

A. level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in flooding and damage of settlements/property, and localised disruptions to power supply and communications due to wind and hail in places in Mpumalanga, and KwaZulu-Natal.

B. level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding and damage of settlements/property, and localised disruptions to power supply and communications due to wind and hail in places in Mpumalanga, Limpopo Gauteng, North West and Free State.

C. level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall resulting localised flooding and damage of settlements/property, roads and bridges along the Wild Coast and adjacent interior of Eastern Cape.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over parts of the Northern Cape, North West, and most parts of Limpopo.

Regional forecasts from the SA Weather Service:

GAUTENG
Partly cloudy and warm but hot in the north, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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MPUMALANGA
Partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the extreme southeast. It will be hot in Lowveld with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

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LIMPOPO
Partly cloudy and warm to very hot but extremely hot in places with isolated showers and thundershowers.

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NORTH-WEST
Partly cloudy in the eastern half, otherwise fine, windy and hot with isolated thundershowers in the central and eastern parts

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THE FREE STATE
Fine, windy and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the central and eastern parts, with isolated to scattered afternoon thundershowers in east.

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THE NORTHERN CAPE
Partly cloudy and in the morning, otherwise fine, windy and cool to warm but hot in places. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly becoming fresh from the evening.

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THE WESTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy and cool becoming fine over the north-western parts from the evening, with isolated rainfall over the southern parts spreading to the north-eastern parts in the evening. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly becoming moderate to fresh south-easterly along the west coast from the afternoon spreading to the south coast from the evening.

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THE WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy, windy and cool with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered showers and rain in the south and east. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in places. It will become moderate to fresh south-easterly from the evening.

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THE EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE
Cloudy to partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated thunderstorms in the north-west, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain, but widespread along the coast and adjacent interior. The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, reaching strong in the south. It will become light to moderate south-easterly at night.

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KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm but cold in places in the south with widespread showers and thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

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This forecast is usually updated a few times per day.



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