Prepare with raincoats and umbrellas as heavy rains and strong thunderstorms are expected across the country on Thursday.
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued a Yellow Level 1 warning for severe weather in the western and southern Free State, western North West, extreme north-eastern Northern Cape, and eastern interior of the Eastern Cape.
Saws warned locals to prepare for severe weather, torrential downpours, and potential strong winds.
The forecaster has issued a Yellow Level 1 warning for damaging winds and waves between East London and Durban.
Meanwhile, an extremely high fire danger alert has been issued for the central part of the Northern Cape and the Sundays River Valley Municipality in the Eastern Cape.
“It will be cloudy over the south-western parts of the Western Cape, with morning drizzle along the west coast, otherwise partly cloudy and cool but warm in the north-east.
“It will become cloudy along the south coast and adjacent interior with evening showers and rain. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate westerly to north- westerly along the west coast in the morning, otherwise moderate to fresh south-westerly,” Saws said.
regions of the Northern Cape will be fine, windy, and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers over the far eastern regions, which will be partly cloudy.
Mpumalanga residents will awaken to morning fog along the escarpment. It will warm up later in the day, with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon.
In Limpopo, the weather will be cloudy in the east in the morning, but generally fine and cool to warm.
In Gauteng, the weather will be partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thunderstorms in the south.
