The South African Weather Service (Saws) has warned that storms, flooding, damaging winds and fire danger are expected across five provinces, with KwaZulu-Natal among the hardest hit. The weather service has released its latest weather forecast for 20 December 2025. Theweather servicehas issued an yellow level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to heavy downpours resulting in flooding of susceptible roads, settlements and low-lying bridges, excessive lightning, strong damaging winds and large amounts of small hail and/or large hail over a populated area over the western interior of KwaZulu-Natal.
A yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to localised flooding of susceptible roads, settlements and low-lying bridges/areas, excessive lightning, strong damaging winds and large amounts of small hail and/or large hail over a populated area in the extreme east of Northern Cape, Free State except in the north, western and central North West and over the central and western region of KwaZulu-Natal. Saws issued a yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds leading to difficulty in navigation at sea and localised damage to temporary structures, expected over the Cape Metropole, as well as between Lamberts Bay and Cape Agulhas. Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the Nama Khoi municipality of the Northern Cape and parts of the West Coast district.
Here’s what to expect in your province on Saturday, 20 December 2025: Residents of Gauteng can expect morning fog patches in the south-east; otherwise, the weather will be partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers. Residents should take the necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
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