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The South African Weather Service has issued a warning about severe thunderstorms with flooding and damaging winds expected across multiple provinces on Tuesday.

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Severe thunderstorms with flooding and damaging winds are expected across multiple provinces on Tuesday, according to the South African Weather Service (SAWS).

Impact-based warnings:

Yellow Level 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail and strong damaging winds are expected over Gauteng, Mpumalanga, and the south-western and south-eastern parts of Limpopo.

Weather warning: Severe thunderstorms with a high likelihood of minor impacts of heavy rain, localised flooding, damaging winds & a possibility of Hail and excessive lightning.
Affected area: Eastern Cape
Validity period: 02 Dec 2025#saws #weatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/fDIooCWAUn

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) December 1, 2025

Yellow Level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms resulting in localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges, large amounts of small hail and strong winds are expected over KwaZulu-Natal, eastern and central parts of the Free State and North West, northern Eastern Cape, central parts of Limpopo, and the Mpumalanga Highveld.

Weather warning: Severe thunderstorms with a high likelihood of minor impacts of heavy rain, localised flooding, damaging winds & a possibility of Hail and excessive lightning.
Affected area: North West & Free State.
Validity period: 01 - 02 Dec 2025#saws #weatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/PKGhetYqtd

— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) December 1, 2025

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.

The SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-based impacts occurring. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.

The weather in your province

Gauteng: Expect partly cloudy conditions with widespread showers and thundershowers throughout the province.

Pretoria: 14°C — 27°C

Johannesburg: 14°C — 25°C

Vereeniging: 14°C — 27°C

Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy skies with widespread showers and thundershowers, particularly in the Highveld.

Mbombela: 16°C — 28°C

Ermelo: 11°C — 24°C

Emalahleni: 9°C — 24°C

Standerton: 12°C — 23°C

Skukuza: 19°C — 30°C

Limpopo: Partly cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers across the province, including strong storms expected in south-western, south-eastern, and central parts.

Polokwane: 16°C — 28°C

Phalaborwa: 19°C — 31°C

Tzaneen: 17°C — 31°C

Musina: 21°C — 34°C

Lephalale: 20°C — 31°C

Mokopane: 19°C — 31°C

North West: Partly cloudy conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers are expected across the province, including isolated showers in the western parts.

Klerksdorp: 15°C — 30°C

Potchefstroom: 14°C — 29°C

Mahikeng: 16°C — 29°C

Rustenburg: 15°C — 30°C

Vryburg: 16°C — 33°C

Free State: Cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers, especially over the eastern and central regions.

Bloemfontein: 13°C — 29°C

Welkom: 14°C — 31°C

Bethlehem: 10°C — 26°C

Northern Cape: Clear and dry conditions in Upington, while Kimberley and surrounding areas can expect partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and thundershowers. Extreme fire danger is expected in parts of the province.

Upington: 21°C — 36°C

Kimberley: 16°C — 33°C

De Aar: 16°C — 30°C

Alexander Bay: 14°C — 26°C

Springbok: 19°C — 32°C

Calvinia: 12°C — 31°C

Sutherland: 8°C — 26°C

Western Cape: Moderate southerly winds in Cape Town and Matzikama. Light rain is anticipated in George.

Cape Town: 18°C — 27°C

Vredendal: 13°C — 31°C

Riversdale: 16°C — 27°C

George: 16°C — 23°C

Worcester: 15°C — 32°C

Beaufort West: 16°C — 28°C

Western half of the Eastern Cape: Morning fog patches in places, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the north-west.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.

Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the west.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate southerly.

Gqeberha: 16°C — 23°C

Makhanda: 13°C — 24°C

Cradock: 13°C — 27°C

Graaff-Reinet: 13°C — 27°C

East London: 16°C — 24°C

Port St Johns: 16°C — 24°C

Mthatha: 13°C — 23°C

Komani: 11°C — 24°C

Qonce: 13°C — 25°C

KwaZulu-Natal: Cloudy conditions dominate with widespread showers and thundershowers across the province, including Durban, Pietermaritzburg and Richards Bay.

Durban: 20°C — 27°C

Richards Bay: 20°C — 29°C

Pietermaritzburg: 15°C — 27°C

Ladysmith: 14°C — 29°C

*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.

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