Severe weather alerts hit multiple provinces on 14 November 2026, bringing orange level 5 warnings for destructive thunderstorms and flooding.
The South African Weather Service issued an orange level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms carrying the risk of flooding across the far eastern Free State, western KwaZulu-Natal, and the Mpumalanga Highveld, according to The Citizen. That high-level alert spans from 13:00 until midnight, bringing potential hail and structural damage as reported by The South African.
The South African Weather Service (Saws) also applied an orange level 5 warning for severe thunderstorms, leading to potential flooding of roads, settlements, and low-lying areas, alongside disruptions to power supply and communications across those interior regions. Such storms carry risks of closure for specific bridges and roads, alongside property, livestock, vehicle, and livelihood losses due to large amounts of hail.
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 8-9 November 2026: Fine and hot to very hot in the west, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered to widespread in the east today.#Warning #saws #weatheroutlook pic.twitter.com/V8BWDl4z3t
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Yellow level 2 warnings for severe thunderstorms and localized flooding extend across Gauteng, the North West, Limpopo, and remaining parts of the Free State and Mpumalanga. Forecasters warn of potential damage to infrastructure, power supply disruptions, and difficult travel conditions on wet roads.
Specifically, a yellow level 2 warning from the South African Weather Service covers eastern parts of both the North West and the Free State, southern parts of Limpopo, north-eastern parts of Mpumalanga, and Gauteng, anticipating localized flooding, damage to property and settlements, and minor utility interruptions accompanied by small hail and damaging winds.
Extended weather forecast for Sunday and Monday, 15-16 November 2026: Partly cloudy and cool to warm but hot to very hot in places, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers reaching widespread in the east.#saws #weatheroutlook #Warning pic.twitter.com/wPDiLqxQ98
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Along the KwaZulu-Natal coast, including Durban and Richards Bay, a separate yellow level 2 warning covers heavy downpours. Interior regions such as Howick, Ladysmith, and Newcastle fall squarely within the orange level 5 zone, while the EThekwini Municipality placed its emergency teams on standby as adverse conditions target low-lying areas and informal settlements.
Meanwhile, the Western Cape faces a yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds along the south-west coast and the City of Cape Town district. Those gusts make sailing difficult and may damage temporary structures.
In contrast to stormy interior and coastal regions, Cape Town expects a largely sunny and pleasant weekend with sunshine dominating the forecast, though afternoon winds along the south-west coast will reach 37km/h on Saturday alongside an extreme UV index reading of 11.
Extremely high fire danger warnings remain active for the Northern Cape, parts of the Free State, the North West, and the south-western parts of the Western Cape. Across the country, contrasting thermal conditions see Pretoria hitting a hot high of 33°C with an extreme UV index of 12 on Saturday, while widespread showers and thundershowers dominate regions like Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and the Eastern Cape.
Weather forecast for today and tomorrow, 13-14 November 2026: Partly cloudy and hot to vey hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers but scattered in places in the east tomorrow.#saws #weatheroutlook #Warning pic.twitter.com/AKgm0mn6hp
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