The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued Yellow Level 2 to 4 weather warnings for some parts of the country.
SAWS warned that the conditions could result in localised damage to settlements and infrastructure.
“Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning, resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, and localised damage to settlements and infrastructure, are expected over the Mpumalanga Highveld, south-western parts of Limpopo, as well as Gauteng, except in the south-western parts,” read a statement from SAWS.
A Yellow Level 2 warning was issued for some parts of the North West, Northern Cape, Free State and Limpopo from Monday until Wednesday.
A Yellow Level 4 warning was also issued for disruptive rainfall in parts of the Northern and Western Cape, with an 80% chance of rain and thunderstorms.
Furthermore, the service warned of a potential fire danger accompanying these conditions.
“Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected and possible over the Limpopo Valley and Bushveld, as well as the central parts of Limpopo, and over Moses Kotane Local Municipality in the North West,” warned SAWS.
SAWS cautioned that cloudy conditions were expected on Tuesday in the east of the country. Elsewhere, conditions were expected to be partly cloudy and cool, with isolated to scattered thunderstorms possible over the central and eastern parts of the country.
The public and stakeholders have been urged to exercise caution and monitor official SAWS forecasts and warnings.
The latest weather alerts come after SAWS recently warned that an exceptionally strong El Niño is strengthening ahead of the 2026/27 summer season.
El Niño is associated with higher-than-average temperatures and more frequent heatwaves from spring through summer, along with lower-than-normal rainfall in summer rainfall areas.
“The latest seasonal forecast of the South African Weather Service for the October to December 2026 period indicates that below-normal rainfall is the most likely outcome over most of South Africa. This period is also very likely to be associated with above-normal temperatures,” highlighted SAWS.
