WEATHER TODAY: Hail and flooding risk for central and eastern KZN, Richards Bay 37°C
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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.
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SAWS advisoryImpact-Based WarningsWhat1 item, tap to read- 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.
- 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.
The moon tonight is a full moon, about 100% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.
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 todayPartly cloudy28°15°0%N 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close GautengTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hJohannesburgPartly cloudy15°28°0%N 10PretoriaPartly cloudy16°31°0%NE 10SowetoPartly cloudy15°28°0%N 10VereenigingPartly cloudy14°29°0%N 10Western 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 todayHigh cloud21°15°0%SSE 20 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Western CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hCape TownHigh cloud15°21°0%SSE 20StellenboschHigh cloud13°25°0%SSE 10PaarlHigh cloud15°29°0%SSE 10GeorgeMist14°20°0%SSE 10Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:22, 20:4902:24, 14:32Mpumalanga 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 todayPartly cloudy31°14°0%NE 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close MpumalangaTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMbombelaPartly cloudy14°31°0%NE 10eMalahleniPartly cloudy13°30°0%NNW 10ErmeloPartly cloudy11°31°0%W 10Limpopo
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 todayMostly clear30°14°0%N 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close LimpopoTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hPolokwaneMostly clear14°30°0%N 10TzaneenMostly clear14°30°0%E 5ThohoyandouMostly clear16°32°0%E 5MusinaMostly clear17°33°0%E 10North 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 todayPartly cloudy34°17°0%NNE 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close North WestTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hMahikengPartly cloudy17°34°0%NNE 15RustenburgPartly cloudy17°34°0%NNW 10PotchefstroomPartly cloudy15°32°0%N 15KlerksdorpPartly cloudy15°34°0%NNW 15Free 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 todayRain, storms33°13°30%WNW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Free StateTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hBloemfonteinRain, storms13°33°30%WNW 15BethlehemPartly cloudy9°30°0%W 15KroonstadPartly cloudy15°34°0%NNW 10Northern 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 todayRain, storms35°17°30%NNW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Northern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hKimberleyRain, storms17°35°30%NNW 15UpingtonRain, storms21°38°30%WNW 15SpringbokClear18°33°0%WSW 10De AarPartly cloudy17°34°0%WNW 20Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct07:36, 20:0401:46, 13:52Eastern 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 todayRain showers20°15°30%S 10 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close Eastern CapeTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hGqeberhaRain showers15°20°30%S 10East LondonRain showers15°22°30%SSE 10MthathaRain showers10°26°60%SSE 10QueenstownRain, storms9°30°30%ESE 10Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:46, 21:1402:47, 14:59Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:49, 21:1702:49, 15:02KwaZulu-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 todayRain, storms25°19°30%SSW 15 km/hTap for cities and townsTap to close KwaZulu-NatalTowns todayTownWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hDurbanRain, storms19°25°30%SSW 15PietermaritzburgRain, storms10°34°30%NNW 5Richards BayRain, storms16°37°30%N 10NewcastleRain, storms11°35°30%W 10Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideSun 25 Oct08:53, 21:2002:51, 15:07View Weather Forecast for TomorrowView the weather tomorrow on the 7-Day Weather Forecast
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