WEATHER TODAY: Hail and flooding risk for central and eastern KZN, Richards Bay 37°C

A Yellow Level 2 warning is in place for severe thunderstorms with hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours and localised flooding over central and eastern KwaZulu-Natal today. Upington is the hottest at 38°C and Mthatha has the best chance of rain at 60%, while extremely high fire danger is expected over most of the central interior and in places in northern KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

Weather warnings for Sunday 25 October

No weather warnings are in force for Sunday. SAWS’ advisories are below.

SAWS advisory

Impact-Based Warnings

What

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• Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected in places over the central and eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

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• Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most of the central interior as well as in places in the northern parts of both KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.

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Weather today by province, Sunday 25 October

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Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 28°C.

Gauteng

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingDry and partly cloudy, with no rain expected. Pretoria peaks at 31°C after a 16°C start, Vereeniging reaches 29°C, and Johannesburg and Soweto range from 15°C to 28°C.Johannesburg today

Partly cloudy

28°

15°0%

N 10 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Johannesburg

Partly cloudy15°28°0%

N 10

Pretoria

Partly cloudy16°31°0%

NE 10

Soweto

Partly cloudy15°28°0%

N 10

Vereeniging

Partly cloudy14°29°0%

N 10

Western Cape

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesHigh cloud and no rain, with Cape Town mild at 21°C. Paarl warms up to 29°C and Stellenbosch to 25°C, while George sees mist and a high of 20°C.Cape Town today

High cloud

21°

15°0%

SSE 20 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Cape Town

High cloud15°21°0%

SSE 20

Stellenbosch

High cloud13°25°0%

SSE 10

Paarl

High cloud15°29°0%

SSE 10

George

Mist14°20°0%

SSE 10

Tides: Cape Town

DayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:22, 20:4902:24, 14:32

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 30°C.

Mpumalanga

Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloA dry, partly cloudy day, with Mbombela and Ermelo both reaching 31°C. Ermelo starts at a cool 11°C and Mbombela at 14°C, while eMalahleni climbs from 13°C to 30°C.Mbombela today

Partly cloudy

31°

14°0%

NE 10 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mbombela

Partly cloudy14°31°0%

NE 10

eMalahleni

Partly cloudy13°30°0%

NNW 10

Ermelo

Partly cloudy11°31°0%

W 10

Limpopo

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaMostly clear and dry. Musina is the warmest at 33°C, Thohoyandou reaches 32°C, and Polokwane and Tzaneen both climb from 14°C to 30°C.Polokwane today

Mostly clear

30°

14°0%

N 10 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Polokwane

Mostly clear14°30°0%

N 10

Tzaneen

Mostly clear14°30°0%

E 5

Thohoyandou

Mostly clear16°32°0%

E 5

Musina

Mostly clear17°33°0%

E 10

North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 34°C and Bloemfontein reaches 33°C.

North West

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpHot and dry under partly cloudy skies, with Mahikeng, Rustenburg and Klerksdorp all reaching 34°C. Potchefstroom tops out at 32°C.Mahikeng today

Partly cloudy

34°

17°0%

NNE 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mahikeng

Partly cloudy17°34°0%

NNE 15

Rustenburg

Partly cloudy17°34°0%

NNW 10

Potchefstroom

Partly cloudy15°32°0%

N 15

Klerksdorp

Partly cloudy15°34°0%

NNW 15

Free State

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadBloemfontein has a 30% chance of thundershowers and a high of 33°C. Kroonstad stays dry at 34°C, while Bethlehem starts at 9°C and reaches 30°C.Bloemfontein today

Rain, storms

33°

13°30%

WNW 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Bloemfontein

Rain, storms13°33°30%

WNW 15

Bethlehem

Partly cloudy9°30°0%

W 15

Kroonstad

Partly cloudy15°34°0%

NNW 10

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 35°C, Gqeberha reaches 20°C and Durban reaches 25°C.

Northern Cape

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesUpington, from 21°C to 38°C, and Kimberley at 35°C each have a 30% chance of thundershowers. Springbok stays clear at 33°C and De Aar is partly cloudy at 34°C.Kimberley today

Rain, storms

35°

17°30%

NNW 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Kimberley

Rain, storms17°35°30%

NNW 15

Upington

Rain, storms21°38°30%

WNW 15

Springbok

Clear18°33°0%

WSW 10

De Aar

Partly cloudy17°34°0%

WNW 20

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

DayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct07:36, 20:0401:46, 13:52

Eastern Cape

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesMthatha has a 60% chance of rain showers and a high of 26°C. Gqeberha at 20°C and East London at 22°C have a 30% chance, and Queenstown could see thundershowers at 30°C.Gqeberha today

Rain showers

20°

15°30%

S 10 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Gqeberha

Rain showers15°20°30%

S 10

East London

Rain showers15°22°30%

SSE 10

Mthatha

Rain showers10°26°60%

SSE 10

Queenstown

Rain, storms9°30°30%

ESE 10

Tides: Gqeberha

DayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:46, 21:1402:47, 14:59

Tides: East London

DayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:49, 21:1702:49, 15:02

KwaZulu-Natal

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesA Yellow Level 2 warning covers central and eastern parts, with severe thunderstorms, hail, heavy downpours and localised flooding. Richards Bay reaches 37°C, Newcastle 35°C, Pietermaritzburg 34°C and Durban 25°C, each with a 30% rain chance.Durban today

Rain, storms

25°

19°30%

SSW 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Durban

Rain, storms19°25°30%

SSW 15

Pietermaritzburg

Rain, storms10°34°30%

NNW 5

Richards Bay

Rain, storms16°37°30%

N 10

Newcastle

Rain, storms11°35°30%

W 10

Tides: Durban

DayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:53, 21:2002:51, 15:07

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