16/09/2026
🌞 YOUR REGIONAL WEATHER 🌞 FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
Issued: 15:36:15 - Wednesday 16 September 2026
BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE (SAWS)
🟥 SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS:
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⚠️ IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS:
A.
🟠 ORANGE LEVEL 6 warning: Disruptive rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), danger to life (fast flowing streams/ deep water), displacement of affected communities, loss of livelihood and livestock is expected along the south coast and adjacent interior of KwaZulu-Natal until Friday.
B.
🟡 YELLOW LEVEL 4 warning: Disruptive rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), danger to life (fast flowing streams/ deep water), displacement of affected communities, loss of livelihood and livestock is expected over the eastern and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal until Friday.
C.
🟡 YELLOW LEVEL 4 warning: Severe thunderstorms accompanied by heavy downpours and with a possibility of damaging winds, excessive lightning and hail, leading to injuries and danger to life, as well as localised flooding is expected over eastern and northern Free State, north- western KwaZulu-Natal, and the southern Highveld of Mpumalanga.
D.
🟡 YELLOW LEVEL 2 warning: Disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of settlements, roads and low-lying bridges, localised disruptions to power supply and communications is expected over the southern and extreme eastern parts of the Eastern Cape until Friday.
E.
🟡 YELLOW LEVEL 2 warning: Damaging winds resulting in localised damage to settlements, localised interruption to power and communications and difficult driving conditions is expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape and the northern parts of the Western Cape.
🔥 FIRE DANGER WARNINGS:
Extremely high fire danger is expected over the western Bushveld of Limpopo.
👁️ WEATHER ADVISORIES:
Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected and possible over the south- western parts of KwaZulu-Natal, southern parts of the Northern Cape as well as Cape Winelands, Central Karoo and Little Karoo districts of the Western Cape, the Eastern Cape, and the eastern and southern parts of the Free State until Friday.
Light snowfall is possible over the high lying areas of the Western Cape.
YOUR PROVINCIAL REGIONAL WEATHER FORECASTS:
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🟢 GAUTENG WEATHER:
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Partly cloudy and warm with isolated showers and thundershowers.
UVB Sunburn Index : High
🟢 MPUMALANGA WEATHER:
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Cloudy in the east, otherwise it will be partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over the Highveld.
🟢 LIMPOPO WEATHER:
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Partly cloudy and warm.
🟢 NORTH-WEST PROVINCE WEATHER:
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Partly cloudy, windy and warm with isolated thundershowers.
🟢 FREE STATE WEATHER:
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Cloudy, windy and cool to warm with scattered showers and thundershowers but isolated in the west where it will be partly cloudy.
🟢 NORTHERN CAPE WEATHER:
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Partly cloudy and cool to warm but cloudy, windy and cold in the south Isolated showers and thundershowers are expected and possible in the east, and south-east.
The winds along the coastline will be fresh to strong south- easterly.
🟢 WESTERN CAPE WEATHER:
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Partly cloudy the west and south-west, otherwise cloudy and cool to cold with isolated showers thundershowers and rainfall over the central and eastern parts but scattered along the eastern parts of the south-coast.
It will be windy in places from afternoon.
The winds along the coastline will be moderate to fresh south- easterly, but strong in the south-west.
UVB Sunburn Index : Low
🟢 WESTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE WEATHER:
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Cloudy and cold to very cold with widespread showers and rainfall but scattered in the north and the extreme west parts of the province.
The winds along the coastline will be moderate to fresh south- easterly.
🟢 EASTERN HALF OF THE EASTERN CAPE WEATHER:
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Cloudy and cold to very cold with widespread showers and rainfall, but scattered in the north-west.
The winds along the coastline will be moderate to fresh south- easterly.
🟢 KWAZULU-NATAL WEATHER:
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Morning fog patches over the western parts, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool but very cold in the south-west.
Scattered showers and thundershowers are expected and possible over the extreme northern parts, otherwise widespread.
The winds along the coastline will be moderate to fresh south-westerly, becoming moderate to fresh southerly to south- easterly in the south in the afternoon.
UVB Sunburn Index : Lowand/
This forecast was issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS)
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Forecast Issued: 15:36:15 - Wednesday 16 September 2026
🌞 YOUR REGIONAL WEATHER 🌞 FORECAST FOR TOMORROW: THURSDAY 17 SEPTEMBER 2026
