The South African Weather Service has warned of scattered to severe thunderstorms across parts of the country.

The South African Weather Service has warned of scattered to severe thunderstorms across parts of the country as the heatwave persists.

Impact-based warning

A Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for severe thunderstorms, which may lead to strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail, and heavy downpours over the western and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Gauteng, the eastern parts of both the North West and Free State and Highveld of Mpumalanga.

Fire danger warning

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Beaufort West and Cederberg municipalities of the Western Cape, central and western parts of the Free State, in places in the north-eastern parts of Limpopo, the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, places over the central and western parts of the Eastern Cape, and the extreme south-western parts of the North West as well as over the Northern Cape.

Advisory

Heatwave conditions with persistently high temperatures are expected over the Joe Gqabi and Matatiele municipalities in the Eastern Cape, Limpopo, Free State, North West, and in places over the Northern Cape on Tuesday, extending into Wednesday over the northern parts of Limpopo.

The weather in your province: 

Gauteng will be partly cloudy and hot with scattered thundershowers but warm in places in the south.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high. 

It will be cloudy in the eastern parts of Mpumalanga, with morning drizzle and fog patches along the escarpment.

It will be partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot on the Lowveld, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Limpopo can expect partly cloudy and hot to very hot but extremely hot conditions in places over the western Bushveld and Lowveld, with isolated afternoon thundershowers in the southern parts of the province. 

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot conditions are expected in the North West, with scattered showers and thundershowers, which will be isolated in the south-west.

It will be fine in the extreme southern parts of the Free State at first, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the central and eastern parts but scattered in the extreme north-east.

The Northern Cape can expect fine weather in the central and southern parts at first, otherwise, it will be partly cloudy, windy, and very hot to extremely hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers in the north-east and evening showers in the south-west.

It will be cool to warm in places in the Namakwa District.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.

Partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions are expected in the Western Cape, with isolated afternoon to evening showers and thundershowers expected along the south coast and over the Central Karoo, where it will be hot and windy.

Light rain can be expected along the south-west coast from late morning.

The wind along the coast will be fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly becoming south-easterly between Cape Agulhas and Lambert’s Bay towards the end of the period. 

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.

The western half of the Eastern Cape can expect morning fog in places in the south, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot, but very hot and windy with thunderstorms in the north.

It will become cloudy with isolated showers and rain along the coast and adjacent interior from the afternoon.

The wind along the coast will be light westerly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly from the afternoon.

Morning fog is forecast in places south of the escarpment in the eastern half of the province, otherwise, it will be fine and warm to hot, but very hot in the north.

It will become partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered in the east.

The wind along the coast will be light and variable in the early morning, otherwise moderate south-easterly, becoming fresh to strong south-westerly in the afternoon.

KwaZulu-Natal will be partly cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places in the west and north.

Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected but scattered in the west and south.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh-easterly to north-easterly becoming southerly to south-easterly in the south by evening.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.