Weekend weather: Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and damaging winds to hit parts of SA
Severe thunderstorms, heavy rain and damaging winds are expected to hit several parts of South Africa this weekend, with an Orange Level 5 warning in place for Saturday.
South Africans are bracing for a turbulent weekend as the South African Weather Service issues a severe weather warning, predicting thunderstorms, heavy rain, damaging winds, and potential flooding. The Orange Level 5 warning is in place for north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape and extreme western Free State, where heavy downpours, strong winds, excessive lightning, and hail are expected to cause flooding, slippery roads, and reduced visibility.
While Gauteng is expected to escape the worst of the wet weather, other provinces such as the Northern Cape, Free State, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, and parts of the Western Cape and Mpumalanga are forecast to experience scattered to widespread showers and thunderstorms on Saturday. The weather service also warns of an extremely high fire danger index in the western Bushveld of Limpopo.
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