Tuesday’s weather: A fine and warm day with thunderstorms in several provinces
Find out what the latest weather forecast from the SA Weather Service means for your region on 3 November 2026.
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, South Africans can anticipate a fine and warm day, though severe thunderstorms with heavy rain, hail, and excessive lightning will impact certain provinces. According to the South African Weather Service, a yellow Level 4 warning has been issued for northern KwaZulu-Natal, the extreme eastern parts of the Free State, and Mpumalanga Highveld, signaling potential flooding and damage to infrastructure.
Additionally, a yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for several areas, including southern KwaZulu-Natal, eastern Free State, Gauteng, central-southern Limpopo, and Mpumalanga's escarpment.
Fire danger warnings are also in effect for western North West, extreme eastern Northern Cape, and the Limpopo Valley and Western Bushveld in Limpopo. On Tuesday and Wednesday, 3-4 November 2026, weather conditions will be generally fine in the west, with scattered showers and thundershowers in eastern regions. Gauteng will see partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures, with scattered showers and isolated thundershowers in the north.
Mpumalanga will experience morning fog along the escarpment and eastern Highveld, transitioning to partly cloudy and warm conditions with scattered showers. Limpopo will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with isolated showers and thundershowers, except over the Limpopo Valley and Lowveld. North West will also enjoy partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions, along with isolated showers and thundershowers.
In the Free State, expect partly cloudy to cloudy skies with warm to hot temperatures, and similar scattered showers and thundershowers in the east. Northern Cape will be fine in the west, while eastern parts will experience partly cloudy and warm to hot conditions with isolated showers. The Western Cape will enjoy partly cloudy skies in the east, with fine and cool to warm temperatures.
UVB sunburn index warnings are "high" in Gauteng and "extreme" in the Western Cape, urging residents to take precautions against prolonged sun exposure.
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