Weather warnings: Severe thundershowers to hit parts of SA

The South African Weather Service (Saws) has forecast fine conditions in the western interior for Sunday, 29 March 2026. Cloudy and cool conditions are expected in the eastern parts. Elsewhere, partly cloudy and warm conditions will prevail, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers forecast over the central and eastern regions of South Africa, becoming widespread over northern KwaZulu-Natal.

Theweather servicehas issued a yellow-level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms over the Lowveld of Mpumalanga, the extreme south-eastern Lowveld of Limpopo and the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. The storms will bring heavy downpours, damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail and could lead to flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements. It also issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail in Free State, North West, the eastern parts of Northern Cape, the extreme western parts of Kwa-Zulu-Natal, Gauteng (excluding the extreme north) and the Highveld of Mpumalanga.

This will result in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected. Here’s what to expect in your province on 28 March: Residents can expect a partly cloudy and warm day with isolated showers and thundershowers. Partly cloudy, with warm conditions.

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The day will have isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered along the escarpment. It will be cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers in the Lowveld. Residents can expect partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers, but scattered in the east.

It will be cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers in the extreme south-eastern parts. Cloudy conditions with morning fog patches over the south-eastern parts are expected. It will otherwise be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers forecast.

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