Thunderstorms and strong winds: Weather warnings for two provinces on Sunday
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region for Sunday, 27 September 2026.
The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued weather warnings for Sunday, 27 September 2026, forecasting severe thunderstorms in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and Mpumalanga's highveld region. Expect heavy rain, strong winds, hail, and frequent lightning. KZN's interior winds may cause localized infrastructure damage and transport disruptions, potentially disrupting harbour and port operations with heavy waves.
Forecasts warn of fires in Ratlou and Mahikeng Local Municipalities in North West, as well as in the north and central parts of Gauteng.
In Gauteng, expect partly cloudy skies with isolated showers and thundershowers, particularly in the southern parts and extreme north. The UVB sunburn index is predicted to be high. In Mpumalanga, anticipate partly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thundershowers, especially in the Lowveld. Limpopo will be fine, turning partly cloudy and hot to very hot with isolated showers and thundershowers in the south-east.
North West will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers, with windy conditions over the eastern parts.
Free State will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers and thundershowers, except for the north-western areas, where winds will be windy. The North Cape will have cloudy mornings along the coast, transitioning to partly cloudy in other areas, with fresh to strong south-easterly winds along the coast. Western Cape will be cloudy and cool with isolated showers, becoming partly cloudy in the west and central regions by afternoon.
Winds along the coast will be fresh to strong south to southeasterly, moderating to fresh south-westerly along the south coast. UVB sunburn index is predicted to be very high.
In the Eastern Cape (western half), expect cloudy and cool conditions with scattered showers and rain, but more isolated in the northern areas. Winds along the coast will be moderate to fresh southwesterly. The Eastern Cape (eastern half) will be cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain, but more isolated along the escarpment and northern parts, with fresh southwesterly winds along the coast.
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