Tuesday’s weather: Heavy downpours, heat and humidity

The South African Weather Service (Saws) has warned that intense downpours could lead to flooding in multiple provinces on Tuesday, 24 March, while hot and humid conditions are expected to batter parts of the Northern and Western Cape. Theweather servicehas issued a yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours in the eastern parts of Mpumalanga and northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. This could result in flooding of low-lying bridges and roads, excessive lightning and small amounts of hail, and damage to infrastructure and settlements due to strong damaging winds.

Meanwhile, similar conditions are expected over the central and western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the southern parts and escarpment areas of Mpumalanga, eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the Free State, and vast parts of the North West under a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms. Saws has also issued a yellow level 1 warning for damaging wind resulting in localised disruption of small harbours or ports between Oyster Bay and East London in the Eastern Cape. Small boats could experience difficulty in navigation with a risk of taking in water and capsizing in a locality.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama-Khoi Municipality of the Northern Cape, and the Matzikama and Cederberg Municipalities of the Western Cape. Saws has also warned of very hot and uncomfortable conditions in places over the Namakwa District Municipality in the Northern Cape and West Coast District in the Western Cape, including the Cape Winelands, Cape Metropole, Overberg and the Little Karoo. Weather outlook for Tuesday & Wednesday, 24 – 25 March 2026.Partly cloudy & warm to cool conditions are expected, with isolated to scattered showers & thundershowers possible over the central & eastern parts of RSA from the afternoon.#saws#weatheroutlook#southafricanweatherpic.twitter.com/XuJHeH5MvA Here’s what to expect in your province on 24 March: Residents can expect cloudy and cool weather with afternoon scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the north where it will be isolated and warm.