WEATHER TODAY: Storms with hail for Durban and Newcastle, Musina at 36°C

A Yellow Level 2 warning covers most of KwaZulu-Natal, except the extreme north-east, and the extreme north of the Eastern Cape, with heavy downpours, hail, damaging winds and lightning that could bring localised flooding. Thohoyandou and Musina are the hottest at 36°C, while a 60% chance of rain covers much of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape, as well as Bethlehem. Extremely high fire danger stretches across much of the interior.

Weather warnings for Monday 26 October

No weather warnings are in force for Monday. 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 lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected over most parts of KwaZulu-Natal except in the extreme north-east, as well as the extreme northern parts of Eastern Cape.
• Yellow Level 1 Warning: Damaging Winds resulting in localised damage to settlements, localised loss of agricultural production and some transport routes and travel services affected by wind, falling trees or dust storms are expected over the western parts of the Free State and the extreme eastern parts of the Northern Cape.

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

What

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• Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the North-West, central and eastern Northern Cape, most parts of both Free State and Limpopo as well as in places in both western KwaZulu-Natal and western parts of the Northern Cape.

SAWS advisory

Advisories

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• Hot and humid conditions will result in extremely uncomfortable conditions in the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal on Monday.

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Weather today by province, Monday 26 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 29°C.

Gauteng

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingPretoria reaches 32°C and Johannesburg 29°C under dry, partly cloudy skies. Soweto and Vereeniging, both 15°C to 30°C, have a 30% chance of thundershowers.Johannesburg today

Partly cloudy

29°

15°0%

NNW 5 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Johannesburg

Partly cloudy15°29°0%

NNW 5

Pretoria

Partly cloudy16°32°0%

NE 5

Soweto

Rain, storms15°30°30%

NNW 5

Vereeniging

Rain, storms15°30°30%

NNW 10

Western Cape

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesPaarl is warmest at 27°C, with Stellenbosch on 22°C and a cloudy Cape Town on 21°C, all dry. George has a 30% chance of slight rain and a high of 19°C.Cape Town today

Cloudy

21°

15°0%

SSE 20 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Cape Town

Cloudy15°21°0%

SSE 20

Stellenbosch

Partly cloudy12°22°0%

ESE 10

Paarl

Partly cloudy14°27°0%

SE 10

George

Slight rain13°19°30%

SE 10

Tides: Cape Town

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 26 Oct08:57, 21:2502:59, 15:08

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 34°C and Polokwane reaches 32°C.

Mpumalanga

Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloMbombela heats up to 34°C with a 30% chance of thundershowers, as does Ermelo at 31°C after a cool 11°C start. eMalahleni stays dry with a high of 31°C.Mbombela today

Rain, storms

34°

14°30%

SW 0 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mbombela

Rain, storms14°34°30%

SW 0

eMalahleni

Partly cloudy13°31°0%

NNW 5

Ermelo

Rain, storms11°31°30%

WNW 5

Limpopo

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaThohoyandou and Musina hit 36°C, Tzaneen 34°C and Polokwane 32°C under mostly clear skies with no rain. Extremely high fire danger is expected over most of the province.Polokwane today

Mostly clear

32°

14°0%

NNE 10 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Polokwane

Mostly clear14°32°0%

NNE 10

Tzaneen

Mostly clear14°34°0%

E 5

Thohoyandou

Mostly clear16°36°0%

NNE 5

Musina

Mostly clear17°36°0%

E 10

North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 35°C and Bloemfontein reaches 34°C.

North West

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpExtremely high fire danger is expected across the province. Mahikeng and Rustenburg reach 35°C, Klerksdorp 34°C and Potchefstroom 33°C, each with a 30% chance of thundershowers.Mahikeng today

Rain, storms

35°

18°30%

N 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Mahikeng

Rain, storms18°35°30%

N 15

Rustenburg

Rain, storms18°35°30%

NNW 10

Potchefstroom

Rain, storms18°33°30%

NNW 15

Klerksdorp

Rain, storms19°34°30%

NNW 15

Free State

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadA Yellow Level 1 warning for damaging winds and dust storms covers the west. Bloemfontein and Kroonstad reach 34°C, while Bethlehem (31°C) has a 60% chance of thundershowers; fire danger is extremely high.Bloemfontein today

Rain, storms

34°

17°30%

WNW 20 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Bloemfontein

Rain, storms17°34°30%

WNW 20

Bethlehem

Rain, storms12°31°60%

WNW 15

Kroonstad

Rain, storms18°34°30%

NNW 10

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 35°C, Gqeberha reaches 20°C and Durban reaches 22°C.

Northern Cape

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesA Yellow Level 1 wind warning covers the far east and fire danger is extremely high. Kimberley and Upington reach 35°C, De Aar 32°C and Springbok 28°C, with a 30% chance of thundershowers in Kimberley and De Aar.Kimberley today

Rain, storms

35°

20°30%

WNW 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Kimberley

Rain, storms20°35°30%

WNW 15

Upington

Partly cloudy22°35°0%

WSW 15

Springbok

High cloud13°28°0%

SW 15

De Aar

Rain, storms15°32°30%

W 15

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 26 Oct08:14, 20:4102:19, 14:30

Eastern Cape

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesThe Level 2 storm warning reaches the extreme north. Gqeberha and East London top out at 20°C and Mthatha at 18°C, all with a 60% chance of rain showers.Gqeberha today

Rain showers

20°

17°60%

ESE 15 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Gqeberha

Rain showers17°20°60%

ESE 15

East London

Rain showers17°20°60%

E 15

Mthatha

Rain showers11°18°60%

E 5

Queenstown

Rain, storms11°20°30%

ESE 10

Tides: Gqeberha

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 26 Oct09:19, 21:4703:20, 15:33

Tides: East London

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 26 Oct09:22, 21:4903:22, 15:35

KwaZulu-Natal

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesA Yellow Level 2 storm warning covers most of the province except the far north-east. Durban (22°C), Pietermaritzburg (21°C) and Newcastle (34°C) have a 60% chance of storms, and hot, humid weather makes the north-east extremely uncomfortable.Durban today

Rain, storms

22°

20°60%

SE 10 km/h

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Towns today

TownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h

Durban

Rain, storms20°22°60%

SE 10

Pietermaritzburg

Rain, storms14°21°60%

ESE 5

Richards Bay

Rain, storms17°30°30%

S 5

Newcastle

Rain, storms13°34°60%

NW 5

Tides: Durban

DayLow tideHigh tideMon 26 Oct09:27, 21:5203:23, 15:39

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