Weather alert: Heavy rains persist in Limpopo and Mpumalanga

The South African Weather Service has warned that heavy downpours will continue to batter parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga on Thursday, 15 January, with flooding, mudslides and damage to property expected. Otherwise, thundershowers and warm to hot conditions have been forecast for the rest of the country. Theweather servicehas issued orange level 9 and 6 warnings for disruptive rainfall in parts of Limpopo’s Vhembe, Mopani, Capricorn and Sekhukhune District Municipalities; and Mpumalanga’s Emakhazeni, Msukaligwa, Mkhondo and Chief Albert Luthuli local Municipalities, and Ehlanzeni District Municipality.

This could result in widespread flooding of roads and settlements, widespread mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion, danger to life due to fast flowing stream, widespread damage to property, building and loss of livelihood and livestock and possible widespread displacement of affected communities. A yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain with heavy downpours in the northeastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, leading to flooding of roads and settlements, displacement of affected communities, major disruption of traffic flow due to major roads being flooded or closed. Saws has also issued a yellow level 2 warning for disruptive rainfall in the central parts of Mpumalanga and western parts of Limpopo, excluding the extreme southwestern parts.

Expect localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, localised mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion. A yellow level 2 warning has also been issued for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, large amounts of hail and excessive lighting in the western parts of KwaZulu-Natal. These conditions could possibly lead to localised flooding and damage to settlements and infrastructure.

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Expect extremely high fire danger conditions in parts of the Northern Cape and western parts of the Free State. Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 14 – 15 January 2026. Cloudy conditions are expected in the east, with scattered to widespread showers & thundershowers expected over the north-eastern regions of RSA.#saws#weatheroutlook#southafricanweatherpic.twitter.com/orWWOvlPlW Here’s what to expect in your province on 15 January:

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