Weather alert: Cloudy skies across SA and heavy downpours in 3 provinces

Cloudy skies and isolated thundershowers are expected across the country on Thursday, 16 April, while heavy downpours and hail have been forecast over parts of the Northern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga. Here is what weather to expect, according to the South African Weather Service (Saws) Theweather servicehas issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, lightning, hail, and damaging winds resulting in localised flooding and damage to settlements and infrastructure in the central parts of the Northern Cape, the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the central parts of Mpumalanga. Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 15 – 16 April 2026.Cloudy & cool in the east.

Otherwise, partly cloudy & warm with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible over the central & eastern parts of RSA.#saws#weatheroutlook#southafricanweatherpic.twitter.com/NuAMRVSzuO Here’s what to expect in your province on 16 April: Residents can expect a cloudy and cool day with isolated showers and thundershowers. Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure. Expect partly cloudy and cool to warm conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered along the escarpment and eastern Highveld.

It will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers in the central and southern parts. Cloudy skies await residents with morning fog in the east. Otherwise, it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers. Residents can expect morning fog patches; otherwise, it will be partly cloudy to cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers.