Coastal areas between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay are under a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging waves, which may lead to localised damage and difficult navigation at sea.
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The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has warned of severe weather across several provinces, including a Yellow Level 4 warning for thunderstorms with heavy downpours over the eastern parts of Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
Coastal areas between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay are also under a Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging waves, which may lead to localised damage and difficult navigation at sea.
Impact-based warnings
- Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms across eastern Limpopo and Mpumalanga, bringing heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning.
- Expect localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements in these areas.
- Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms over the south-west and central Limpopo, as well as the Highveld in Mpumalanga.
- These storms may cause localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements.
- Yellow Level 2 warning for damaging waves between Alexander Bay and Plettenberg Bay during the morning. Coastal infrastructure may suffer localised damage, and sea navigation will be difficult.
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 01-02 March 2026:
Partly cloudy in places, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers reaching widespread in the north-east⚠️Severe thunderstorms and damaging waves.#saws #SAWeatherService pic.twitter.com/sEuJZ0lxUu— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) March 1, 2026
In the SAWS’ colour-coded weather warning system, yellow indicates a moderate risk of impact that requires caution and awareness, while orange indicates that a higher-risk impact is expected, requiring increased attention and preparation.
SAWS uses the numbers to indicate the likelihood of weather-related impacts. Levels 2 and 6 are high, and Level 4 is low.
The weather in your province
Gauteng: Cloudy conditions at first, then becoming partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers expected.
Pretoria: 16°C – 27°C
Johannesburg: 15°C – 26°C
Vereeniging: 15°C – 24°C
Mpumalanga: Partly cloudy conditions in the extreme west, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm weather with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers. Widespread rainfall expected in the Lowveld.
Mbombela: 18°C – 28°C
Ermelo: 14°C – 24°C
Emalahleni: 16°C – 26°C
Standerton: 14°C – 25°C
Skukuza: 21°C – 31°C
Limpopo: Partly cloudy and warm conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers, becoming widespread in the Limpopo Valley and eastern parts.
Polokwane: 15°C – 25°C
Phalaborwa: 18°C – 29°C
Tzaneen: 18°C – 29°C
Musina: 20°C – 29°C
Lephalale: 20°C – 28°C
Mokopane: 18°C – 28°C
North West: Cloudy in the east initially, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers. Fine and warm conditions elsewhere.
Klerksdorp: 13°C – 28°C
Potchefstroom: 14°C – 29°C
Mahikeng: 15°C – 29°C
Rustenberg: 19°C – 31°C
Vryburg: 10°C – 28°C
Free State: Cloudy conditions with morning fog patches over the Lesotho border and eastern parts. Fine and warm weather otherwise, becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers over the east.
Bloemfontein: 10°C – 25°C
Welkom: 12°C – 28°C
Bethlehem: 13°C – 26°C
Northern Cape: Fine and cool to warm conditions throughout the province. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong southerly to south-easterly.
Upington: 12°C – 27°C
Kimberley: 11°C – 26°C
De Aar: 9°C – 24°C
Alexander Bay: 12°C – 23°C
Springbok: 9°C – 25°C
Calvinia: 4°C – 23°C
Sutherland: 0°C – 21°C
Western Cape: Partly cloudy along the south coast, otherwise fine and cool to warm weather. Coastal winds will be light and variable, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.
Cape Town: 13°C – 21°C
Vredendal: 10°C – 25°C
Riversdale: 12°C – 22°C
George: 13°C – 19°C
Worcester: 9°C – 23°C
Beaufort West: 8°C – 21°C
Oudtshoorn: 8°C – 24°C
Western half of the Eastern Cape: Fine and cool conditions. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong south-westerly, becoming light to moderate in the late afternoon.
Eastern half of the Eastern Cape: Morning light rain in the extreme east, where it will be cloudy and cold, otherwise fine to partly cloudy and cool. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong south-westerly, becoming moderate in the afternoon.
Gqeberha: 12°C – 22°C
Makhanda: 11°C – 22°C
Cradock: 9°C – 23°C
Graaff-Reinet: 9°C – 22°C
East London: 16°C – 23°C
Port St Johns: 18°C – 23°C
Mthatha: 10°C – 21°C
Komani: 10°C – 21°C
Qonce: 10°C – 22°C
KwaZulu-Natal: Cold conditions in the extreme south-west, otherwise cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain expected. Coastal winds will be fresh to strong south-westerly to southerly.
Durban: 20°C – 22°C
Richard’s Bay: 20°C – 23°C
Pietermaritzburg: 14°C – 18°C
Ladysmith: 15°C – 23°C
*This weather report was written with the support of Toqan AI.
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