The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued warnings for severe thunderstorms, heatwaves, and potential fires across several provinces.
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has warned of thunderstorms in some parts of South Africa as well as a heatwave and possible fires in other parts for Thursday, 2 January 2025.Saws issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in Mpumalanga, parts of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and parts of Limpopo.In addition, it cautioned that fires could be seen over large areas of the Northern Cape, and some parts of the Free State and Eastern Cape.
The heatwave currently being experienced in the northern parts of the Eastern Cape is also expected to continue until Saturday.Cloudy and cool to warm, with scattered showers and thundershowers but widespread in the east. Hot weather is expected in the Lowveld.Morning fog patches in the east, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot. Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected in the north-east but scattered over the extreme east. Fine and hot to very hot but partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers in the extreme northeast. Partly cloudy in the southern parts of the Overberg District with a chance of light morning rain, otherwise fine and warm to hot, but cool over parts of Cape Town as well as the southern parts of the Garden Route. Partly cloudy and warm to hot but cloudy with a chance of light rain in the extreme southeast. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly, becoming moderate easterly in the afternoon.Cloudy south of the escarpment with a chance of light rain, otherwise partly cloudy and cool to warm, but hot in the north with isolated thundershowers. The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-westerly in the south at first, otherwise moderate easterly. Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers
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