Scattered showers and thundershowers expected in Mpumalanga and Limpopo could lead to localised flooding. (MirageC/Getty Images)
Scattered showers and thundershowersexpected in Mpumalanga and Limpopo could lead to localised flooding, especially in low-lying area, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).
Widespread rain is expected along the KwaZulu-Natal coast and adjacent interior, and strong coastal winds in the northern parts of the provinces.
Impact-based warnings
Yellow Level 4 warning: Disruptive rain leading to flooding of settlements, roads and bridges is expected along the coast of KwaZulu-Natal and its adjacent interior.
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Yellow Level 2 warning: Disruptive rain leading to localised flooding of settlements, roads and bridges is expected in places along the east coast of the Eastern Cape and its adjacent interior in the morning.
Weather & severe weather alerts for today & tomorrow, 24 - 25 April 2025.
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 24, 2025
Isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers are expected over the central & eastern parts of the country, but widespread in Gauteng, Mpumalanga & KwaZulu-Natal today & along the east coast tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/oQ7D7hxegW
In the SAWS' colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.
SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Level 2 is high, and Level 4 is low.
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) April 15, 2025WHAT IS AN IMPACT-BASED WEATHER WARNING?
How often do you come across news reports suggesting that the South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued an Impact-Based Weather Warning of a certain level and a particular colour-coding? What does it mean?
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The weather in your province
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Gauteng:Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and cool.
Pretoria 10°C — 19°C
Johannesburg 9°C — 18°C
Vereeniging 9°C — 21°C
Mpumalanga:Morning fog patches, otherwise partly cloudy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. It will be warm in parts of the Lowveld.
Mbombela 16°C — 21°C
Ermelo 9°C — 17°C
Emalahleni 11°C — 17°C
Standerton 8°C — 17°C
Skukuza 18°C — 26°C
Limpopo:Morning fog in the southwest, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the southwest.
Polokwane 14°C — 21°C
Phalaborwa 19°C — 27°C
Tzaneen 16°C — 24°C
Musina 19°C — 27°C
Lephalale 16°C — 24°C
Mokopane 15°C — 23°C
North West:Morning fog patches, otherwise fine and cool.
Klerksdorp 9°C — 20°C
Potchefstroom 9°C — 19°C
Mahikeng 8°C — 22°C
Rustenburg 11°C — 21°C
Vryburg 9°C — 21°C
Free State:Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and cool, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme east.
Bloemfontein 9°C — 19°C
Welkom 9°C — 19°C
Bethlehem 6°C — 17°C
Northern Cape:Morning fog patches in the southeast, otherwise fine and cool to warm, but hot in the northwest.Along the coast, moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly winds can be expected.
Upington 11°C — 24°C
Kimberley 10°C — 21°C
De Aar 9°C — 20°C
Alexander Bay 14°C — 36°C
Springbok 14°C — 26°C
Calvinia 10°C — 23°C
Sutherland 6°C — 21°C
Western Cape:Cloudy with morning fog along the south and southwest coasts and adjacent interior, otherwise fine and cool to warm.Coastal winds will be light to moderate south-easterly to easterly.
Cape Town 14°C — 26°C
Vredendal 13°C — 31°C
Riversdale 12°C — 27°C
George 12°C — 21°C
Worcester 11°C — 28°C
Beaufort West 11°C — 23°C
Oudtshoorn 11°C — 26°C
Eastern Cape: Partly cloudy and cool, but cloudy south of the escarpment with isolated showers and rain.Coastal winds will be light to moderate north-easterly.
Gqeberha 16°C — 24°C
Makhanda 14°C — 24°C
Cradock 10°C — 22°C
Graaff-Reinet 9°C — 22°C
East London 16°C — 23°C
Port St Johns 15°C — 21°C
Umtata 11°C — 20°C
Komani 9°C — 21°C
Qonce 13°C — 24°C
KwaZulu-Natal:Cloudy and cold to cool with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming widespread along the coast and adjacent interior.
Coastal winds will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly in the north, becoming light to moderate in the afternoon. Other coastal areas will experience light to moderate easterly to south-easterly winds.
Durban 18°C — 21°C
Richard's Bay 17°C — 23°C
Pietermaritzburg 12°C — 20°C
Ladysmith 11°C — 19°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
