Weather: Severe storms and damaging winds to hit TWO provinces until Tuesday

Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Monday 19 October 2026.

Yellow Level 2 warning is in place for severe thunderstorms across most of KwaZulu-Natal, with possible localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements. The south coast and adjacent interior are excluded.

2. Damaging interior winds

A Yellow Level 2 warning is in place for damaging winds in eastern Free State and parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Strong winds could damage settlements and affect high-sided vehicles on exposed roads until Tuesday morning.

3. Damaging coastal winds and waves

A Yellow Level 2 warning is in place for damaging winds and waves along the KwaZulu-Natal coast.

Conditions could temporarily disrupt beachfront activities, small harbours and ports until Tuesday morning

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot but very hot in places over the northern parts with scattered showers and thundershowers.

The wind along the coast will be moderate north-easterly becoming moderate to fresh in the south from the morning spreading to the north during the day reaching strong in places.

The UVB sunburn index will be moderate.

DURBAN

Durban is going to be cloudy with scattered showers and thundershowers

Light northerly to north-easterly winds will blow at first, otherwise fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly.

Temperatures will range from 21°C to 26°C.

The UVB sunburn index will be moderate.

FREE STATE

Partly cloudy, windy and cool to warm with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

BLOEMFONTEIN

Bloemfontein is going to be partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 14°C to a maximum of 21°C.

NORTH WEST

Partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers in the west

MAHIKENG

Mahikeng is going to be partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon thundershowers

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 19°C. to a maximum of 29°C.

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.