Thunderstorms expected in Eastern Cape on Sunday as warm to hot weather grips most of SA

Tomorrow's weather in most parts of South Africa will be warm to hot, with the South African Weather Service issuing a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms in some areas of the Eastern Cape. In Gauteng, mornings will be fine and partly cloudy, but it will become warm and hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the extreme south.

Mpumalanga may experience morning fog patches over the northern escarpment, with partly cloudy and warm conditions and isolated showers in the extreme south-west. Limpopo will be partly cloudy and warm to hot with very hot temperatures in the south. North West can expect partly cloudy and hot conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the east.

Free State will have partly cloudy and warm to hot weather with scattered showers and thundershowers. Northern Cape will be fine along the coast, while the interior may see partly cloudy, windy, and warm to hot conditions with scattered showers and thundershowers. The Western Cape will be partly cloudy with isolated thunderstorms in the extreme north-east, while the interior will be fine and cool to warm, but hot to very hot.

Eastern Cape's western half will have cloudy skies with morning fog in some places, partly cloudy and warm to hot weather with isolated showers and thundershowers, and windy conditions in the interior. Eastern Cape's eastern half will have early morning fog along the coast, partly cloudy and warm to hot with scattered showers and thundershowers, and windy conditions in the northern and western interior.

KwaZulu-Natal will have morning fog patches, partly cloudy and warm to hot weather with very hot temperatures in the east, and isolated showers and thundershowers, particularly in the southwest. The UVB sunburn index is expected to be "very high" across most regions, so residents should take necessary precautions against prolonged sun exposure.