Heavy downpours in 6 provinces and hot weather in KZN

Severe thunderstorms are expected in six provinces on Thursday, 12 February, with a yellow level 4 warning issued for parts of KwaZulu-Natal. Meanwhile, the South African Weather Service (Saws) has warned of hot and humid conditions in the northeastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. TheSouth African Weather Service (Saws)has issued a yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning in the central and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Expect damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges. Saws has also issued a level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in the eastern parts of the Northern Cape, western parts of the North West, most parts of the Free State, northern parts of the Eastern Cape, and the Mpumalanga Highveld. This will likely be accompanied by heavy downpours, strong damaging winds, large amounts of small hail and excessive lightning, leading to localised damage to infrastructure, informal settlements, property, vehicles, livelihood and livestock, as well as localised flooding of susceptible roads, low-lying areas and bridges.

Expect extremely high fire danger conditions in the Kai !Garib, !Kheis and Dawid Kruiper Local Municipalities in the Northern Cape. Saws has warned of hot and humid weather in the northeastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal, resulting in extremely uncomfortable conditions. Weather forecast for today & tomorrow, 11 – 12 February 2026.Partly cloudy & warm to hot conditions are expected, but it will be cloudy along the south coast with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible over the central & eastern parts of the country.#sawspic.twitter.com/oKnrgCDTgK Here’s what to expect in your province on 12 February: Residents can expect partly cloudy and warm weather with scattered showers and thundershowers, but isolated in the north where it will be hot.