Weather warning: severe thunderstorms, with heavy rain showers and excessive lightning | The citizen

The saws gave a yellow level 2 warning with heavy rain showers that can lead to localized floods about free state and Mpualanga.

The South African Weather Service (Sawa) has released its last weather forecast for Monday 3 March 2025.

Insulated to scattered showers and thunderstorms, are expected in the central and eastern areas, but they will be widespread over the southern parts of Kwazulu-Natal, where disturbing rain leads to flooding.

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Impact-based warnings

The Saws has issued a warning for yellow level 2 for serious thunderstorms, with heavy rain showers and excessive lightning, expected about the northeast parts of the free state and the southern parts of Mpumalanga. These can lead to harmful wind, hail and localized floods.

Provincial weather forecast

This is what you can expect in your province on Monday 3 March:

Gauteng:

Residents of Gauteng can expect scattered showers and thunderstorms with cool conditions.

Mpumalanga:

Inhabitants of Mpumalanga can expect warm conditions with scattered showers and thunderstorms except in the Lowveld, and isolated showers in the central parts of the province.

Limpopo:

The day starts with morning mist plasters along the slope; Otherwise it will be partially cloudy and warm to hot with insulated showers and thunderstorms except in the Lowveld and Limpopo valley.

Northwest:

Cloudy and cool again waits for the inhabitants of North West, with scattered showers and thunderstorms.

Free state:

Residents of the free state will experience cloudy and cool circumstances. Scattered showers and thunderstorms would be isolated over the southwestern parts.

North -Cape:

The weather will be partially cloudy and warm, with scattered showers and thunderstorms over the eastern parts and hot to very hot conditions across the central and western parts.

Western cape:

Residents of West -Kaap can partially expect cloudy and warm weather, with isolated showers and rain accompanied by thunderstorms over the south coast and the adjacent interior.

Eastern Cape (western half):

It will be partially cloudy and warm to hot with insulated showers and thunderstorms over the interior, spread to the coast.

Eastern Cape (Eastern half):

The weather will be partially cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thunderstorms.

KwaZulu-Natal:

Residents of Kwazulu-Natal can look forward to cool conditions. Insulated showers and thunderstorms can take place in the province.

Oratile Mashilo
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Oratile Mashilo
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