Today's weather | Yellow Level 2 storm warning for KZN and Eastern Cape

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 storm warning for KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape on Tuesday. This means southern KwaZulu-Natal and extreme north-eastern parts of the Eastern Cape are at risk from severe thunderstorms.

These storms could bring heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail, and lightning, leading to potential local flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements. Meanwhile, residents in north-western KwaZulu-Natal should brace for persistently high temperatures due to a heatwave advisory.

Expect fine and warm to hot conditions in the north, with a very high UVB sunburn index. In the west, there will be partly cloudy and warm weather, with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers. Along the coast, winds will be fresh and south-easterly to south-westerly.

Morning fog patches are expected in the interior, but conditions will generally be partly cloudy and hot to very hot, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers, except in the north-east. Winds along the coast will be moderate to fresh, mostly northerly to north-easterly north of Durban. No fire danger warnings are in place for Tuesday.