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Saturday, October 10, 2026

WEATHER: Severe thunderstorms for Grahamstown and Somerset East on Sunday

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A Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms is in place for Grahamstown, Peddie, Somerset East, Adelaide and Jansenville from 12:00 to 21:59 on Sunday, while veld fire warnings cover parts of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape. Upington is the hottest at 36°C, and Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, Kimberley, East London and Mthatha are among the places with a 60% chance of rain.

Monday and Tuesday turn cooler in the south, with slight rain for Cape Town and showers and thundershowers across the Eastern Cape. The heat builds again by Thursday, when Richards Bay reaches 39°C and storms return to Gauteng.

Moon tomorrow night

Waxing Crescent

1% lit

The moon tomorrow night is a waxing crescent, about 1% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.

Weather warnings for Sunday 11 October

SAWS has 3 weather warnings in force for the five days from Sunday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.

Red level 10

Veld Fire Conditions

Where

Garies, Calvinia, Beaufort West, Sutherland + 1 more

When

Sun 08:00 to 18:59

Areas: Garies, Calvinia, Beaufort West, Sutherland, Laingsburg.

  • Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.

What to do: All personnel and equipment should be removed from the field. Fire teams, labour and equipment are to be placed on full stand-by. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time. All available aircraft are to be called for without delay.

Red level 10

Veld Fire Conditions

Where

Molteno, Queenstown, Lady Frere, Tarkastad + 4 more

When

valid until 18:59 on 11 October

Areas: Molteno, Queenstown, Lady Frere, Tarkastad, Jamesto, Graaff – Reinet, Burgersdorp, Cradock.

  • Damage to property/settlements, loss of grazing land and possible loss of animal and/or human life.

What to do: Public is advised not to start any fires under these conditions. At first sign of smoke, every possible measure should be taken in order to bring the fire under control in the shortest possible time.

Yellow level 2

Severe Thunderstorms

Where

Grahamstown, Peddie, Somerset East, Adelaide + 10 more

When

Sun 12:00 to 21:59

Areas: Grahamstown, Peddie, Somerset East, Adelaide, Fort, Jansenville, Stutterheim, East london, Graaff – Reinet, Komga, Dutywa, Butterworth, Addo, Port Alfred.

  • Localised damage to settlements, property, temporary structures.
  • Localised disruption to power and communication supply.
  • Loss of livestock and crops.
  • Danger to life.

What to do: If possible avoid traveling, stay indoors away from metal objects. Secure lose objects before thunderstorms start. Do not seek shelter under trees or tall objects. Keep listening for updates.

SAWS advisory

Impact-Based Warnings

What

1 item, tap to read

  • Yellow level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to settlements, livestock and temporary structures as well as localised disruption to communication and power supply in places over western and central parts of the Eastern Cape.

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

What

1 item, tap to read

  • Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over eastern and central parts of Northern Cape, in places over the Eastern Cape as well as the southern and central parts of KwaZulu Natal.

5-Day weather forecast by province

Each province lists its main towns with the forecast for Sunday 11 October 2026 to Thursday 15 October 2026, tomorrow first. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.

Every province is closed to start with; tap a province to open it. Tomorrow Johannesburg peaks at 29°C.

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Vereeniging

Thunderstorms on Sunday, with Johannesburg at 29°C and Pretoria at 31°C. Monday to Wednesday stay dry and clear at around 30°C, before showers and thundershowers return on Thursday.

Johannesburg · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

29°15°30%

Mon12 Oct

30°18°0%

Tue13 Oct

30°18°0%

Wed14 Oct

30°18°0%

Thu15 Oct

30°19°30%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Gauteng

Johannesburg

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctThunderstorms15°29°30%NNE 5
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10
Tue13 OctClear18°30°0%N 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms19°30°30%NNE 5

Pretoria

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctThunderstorms18°31°0%NE 10
Mon12 OctMostly clear20°32°0%ENE 5
Tue13 OctClear19°32°0%NE 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear19°33°0%ENE 10
Thu15 OctRain, storms21°32°30%NE 10

Soweto

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctThunderstorms15°29°30%NNE 5
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10
Tue13 OctClear18°30°0%N 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms19°30°30%NNE 5

Vereeniging

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctThunderstorms15°30°30%N 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10
Tue13 OctClear18°30°0%NNW 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NNE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms18°30°30%N 5

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tides

Veld fire warnings for Beaufort West and Laingsburg from 08:00 to 18:59 on Sunday. Cape Town is cloudy at 25°C and Paarl reaches 30°C, before slight rain cools things on Monday and Tuesday.

Cape Town · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

25°13°0%

Mon12 Oct

19°13°30%

Tue13 Oct

18°12°30%

Wed14 Oct

19°11°0%

Thu15 Oct

20°11°0%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Western Cape

Cape Town

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctCloudy13°25°0%SW 5
Mon12 OctSlight rain13°19°30%NW 15
Tue13 OctSlight rain12°18°30%NW 5
Wed14 OctHigh cloud11°19°0%N 5
Thu15 OctHigh cloud11°20°0%N 10

Stellenbosch

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctCloudy11°27°0%WSW 5
Mon12 OctSlight rain10°21°30%WNW 15
Tue13 OctSlight rain9°19°30%NW 5
Wed14 OctHigh cloud7°21°0%NNW 5
Thu15 OctHigh cloud7°25°0%N 10

Paarl

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctCloudy12°30°0%W 5
Mon12 OctSlight rain11°24°30%WNW 15
Tue13 OctSlight rain9°22°30%WSW 5
Wed14 OctHigh cloud7°24°0%WSW 5
Thu15 OctHigh cloud7°28°0%N 5

George

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctPartly cloudy12°22°0%S 10
Mon12 OctRain showers14°23°30%WSW 5
Tue13 OctCloudy13°17°0%SE 5
Wed14 OctHigh cloud12°21°0%SW 0
Thu15 OctHigh cloud12°23°0%ESE 5

Tides: Cape Town

DayLow tideHigh tide
Sun 11 Oct09:25, 21:4803:26, 15:35
Mon 12 Oct09:53, 22:1503:55, 16:05
Tue 13 Oct10:21, 22:4204:25, 16:33
Wed 14 Oct10:49, 23:1004:55, 17:02
Thu 15 Oct11:19, 23:4005:27, 17:32

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next tomorrow: Mbombela reaches 28°C and Polokwane reaches 30°C.

Mbombela, eMalahleni, Ermelo

Thunderstorms over eMalahleni (29°C) and Ermelo (27°C) on Sunday, with cloud in Mbombela at 28°C. It heats up from Monday, and Mbombela reaches 34°C on Tuesday before Thursday's showers.

Mbombela · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

28°18°0%

Mon12 Oct

32°16°0%

Tue13 Oct

34°16°0%

Wed14 Oct

31°16°0%

Thu15 Oct

33°16°30%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Mpumalanga

Mbombela

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctCloudy18°28°0%NE 10
Mon12 OctCloudy16°32°0%NE 10
Tue13 OctClear16°34°0%SW 0
Wed14 OctMostly clear16°31°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms16°33°30%SW 0

eMalahleni

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctThunderstorms14°29°0%NE 10
Mon12 OctMostly clear16°30°0%N 10
Tue13 OctClear16°30°0%NNW 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear16°30°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms17°29°30%N 5

Ermelo

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctThunderstorms14°27°0%NE 5
Mon12 OctMostly clear13°31°0%N 5
Tue13 OctClear13°32°0%WNW 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear14°31°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms14°31°30%NW 5

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, Musina

Drizzle in Tzaneen and Thohoyandou on Sunday, with Polokwane mostly clear at 30°C and Musina at 32°C. Hot days follow, with Musina at 35°C from Tuesday to Thursday and showers for Polokwane and Tzaneen on Thursday.

Polokwane · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

30°18°0%

Mon12 Oct

30°16°0%

Tue13 Oct

31°16°0%

Wed14 Oct

30°17°0%

Thu15 Oct

30°19°30%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Limpopo

Polokwane

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctMostly clear18°30°0%ENE 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy16°30°0%NNE 10
Tue13 OctClear16°31°0%NE 10
Wed14 OctMostly clear17°30°0%ENE 10
Thu15 OctRain, storms19°30°30%ENE 10

Tzaneen

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctDrizzle15°30°0%E 10
Mon12 OctCloudy16°30°0%ENE 10
Tue13 OctClear16°33°0%E 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear17°31°0%E 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms18°32°0%E 5

Thohoyandou

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctDrizzle17°31°0%ESE 10
Mon12 OctCloudy18°32°0%ESE 5
Tue13 OctClear18°34°0%ENE 5
Wed14 OctMostly clear18°33°0%SE 5
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy20°34°0%ESE 5

Musina

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctCloudy20°32°0%E 15
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy20°33°0%E 10
Tue13 OctClear19°35°0%E 10
Wed14 OctMostly clear19°35°0%ESE 10
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy22°35°0%E 10

North West and Free State follow tomorrow: Mahikeng reaches 32°C and Bloemfontein reaches 30°C.

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp

Showers and thundershowers for Mahikeng (32°C), Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp on Sunday, with Rustenburg partly cloudy at 32°C. Monday is dry, and storms return from midweek with highs near 32°C.

Mahikeng · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

32°16°30%

Mon12 Oct

32°20°0%

Tue13 Oct

31°19°0%

Wed14 Oct

32°19°30%

Thu15 Oct

33°19°30%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close North West

Mahikeng

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms16°32°30%NNE 15
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy20°32°0%NNE 15
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy19°31°0%NNE 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms19°32°30%ENE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms19°33°30%NNE 10

Rustenburg

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctPartly cloudy17°32°0%NE 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%NNE 10
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%NW 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms19°32°30%E 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms20°33°30%NE 5

Potchefstroom

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms16°30°30%N 15
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%NW 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms17°30°30%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms17°31°30%N 10

Klerksdorp

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms16°31°30%N 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%N 15
Tue13 OctRain, storms19°30°30%NW 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms17°31°30%NE 5
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°32°0%N 10

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, Kroonstad

A 60% chance of showers and thundershowers in Bloemfontein (30°C), Bethlehem and Kroonstad on Sunday. Monday is dry, Bloemfontein dips to 26°C on Tuesday and more storms follow midweek.

Bloemfontein · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

30°14°60%

Mon12 Oct

31°18°0%

Tue13 Oct

26°17°0%

Wed14 Oct

29°15°30%

Thu15 Oct

32°15°0%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Free State

Bloemfontein

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms14°30°60%NNE 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°31°0%NNE 10
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy17°26°0%SW 0
Wed14 OctRain, storms15°29°30%NE 10
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy15°32°0%NNE 10

Bethlehem

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms13°28°60%N 5
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy14°29°0%N 5
Tue13 OctRain, storms14°27°30%NW 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms13°27°30%ENE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms13°30°30%N 5

Kroonstad

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms15°32°60%N 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°32°0%N 10
Tue13 OctRain, storms18°30°30%SSE 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms17°31°30%NE 5
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°33°0%N 5

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list tomorrow: Kimberley reaches 33°C, Gqeberha reaches 26°C and Durban reaches 30°C.

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tides

Veld fire warnings for Garies, Calvinia and Sutherland from 08:00 to 18:59 on Sunday. Kimberley (33°C) has a 60% chance of storms and Upington hits 36°C, with cooler days to Tuesday before warming again.

Kimberley · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

33°16°60%

Mon12 Oct

32°21°30%

Tue13 Oct

27°19°30%

Wed14 Oct

31°17°30%

Thu15 Oct

34°17°0%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Northern Cape

Kimberley

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms16°33°60%N 15
Mon12 OctRain, storms21°32°30%N 15
Tue13 OctRain, storms19°27°30%N 5
Wed14 OctRain, storms17°31°30%NE 5
Thu15 OctMostly clear17°34°0%NNE 5

Upington

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms21°36°30%NNW 20
Mon12 OctRain, storms23°33°30%NNE 10
Tue13 OctRain, storms18°29°30%S 5
Wed14 OctPartly cloudy18°33°0%ENE 5
Thu15 OctMostly clear19°36°0%ENE 5

Springbok

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctPartly cloudy17°33°0%NW 10
Mon12 OctCloudy15°26°0%W 15
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy10°24°0%SW 5
Wed14 OctClear10°27°0%SW 5
Thu15 OctClear11°31°0%SW 5

De Aar

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms16°32°30%NW 20
Mon12 OctRain, storms20°30°30%NW 15
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy17°26°0%W 10
Wed14 OctPartly cloudy15°29°0%W 10
Thu15 OctMostly clear15°32°0%N 5

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

DayLow tideHigh tide
Sun 11 Oct08:36, 21:0402:47, 14:54
Mon 12 Oct09:07, 21:3003:17, 15:24
Tue 13 Oct09:38, 22:0303:45, 15:56
Wed 14 Oct10:09, 22:3004:16, 16:26
Thu 15 Oct10:44, 23:0504:51, 17:00

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tides

Severe thunderstorms for Grahamstown, Peddie and Somerset East from 12:00 to 21:59 on Sunday, and veld fire warnings for Queenstown, Molteno and Graaff-Reinet. Mthatha hits 33°C, with rain into Tuesday.

Gqeberha · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

26°13°30%

Mon12 Oct

23°17°60%

Tue13 Oct

18°16°30%

Wed14 Oct

21°16°0%

Thu15 Oct

21°16°0%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Eastern Cape

Gqeberha

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms13°26°30%SSW 10
Mon12 OctRain, storms17°23°60%SW 15
Tue13 OctRain showers16°18°30%WSW 10
Wed14 OctCloudy16°21°0%SW 0
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy16°21°0%W 5

East London

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms13°27°60%NE 5
Mon12 OctRain, storms19°30°60%SW 10
Tue13 OctRain, storms18°20°60%SW 5
Wed14 OctCloudy18°23°0%NE 10
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy18°23°0%WSW 5

Mthatha

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms14°33°60%NNW 5
Mon12 OctRain, storms18°34°30%NNW 5
Tue13 OctRain, storms15°24°60%E 5
Wed14 OctSlight rain14°29°30%SW 0
Thu15 OctRain, storms14°34°0%NNW 5

Queenstown

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms11°33°30%NW 20
Mon12 OctRain, storms17°33°60%NW 15
Tue13 OctRain, storms15°24°60%ESE 5
Wed14 OctPartly cloudy12°29°0%SW 0
Thu15 OctRain, storms12°33°0%NNW 5

Tides: Gqeberha

DayLow tideHigh tide
Sun 11 Oct09:40, 22:0403:42, 15:55
Mon 12 Oct10:07, 22:3004:11, 16:23
Tue 13 Oct10:33, 22:5604:39, 16:50
Wed 14 Oct11:01, 23:2305:07, 17:17
Thu 15 Oct11:29, 23:5105:35, 17:43

Tides: East London

DayLow tideHigh tide
Sun 11 Oct09:42, 22:0503:44, 15:57
Mon 12 Oct10:09, 22:3104:11, 16:24
Tue 13 Oct10:36, 22:5704:38, 16:49
Wed 14 Oct11:04, 23:2405:04, 17:13
Thu 15 Oct11:31, 23:5305:31, 17:38

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tides

Showers and thundershowers for Durban (30°C) and Pietermaritzburg, which hits 35°C on Sunday, while Richards Bay is cloudy at 34°C. Durban dries out from Monday, Pietermaritzburg keeps storms to Tuesday and Richards Bay climbs to 39°C on Thursday.

Durban · 5 days

Sun11 Oct

30°22°30%

Mon12 Oct

27°22°0%

Tue13 Oct

25°20°0%

Wed14 Oct

24°21°0%

Thu15 Oct

26°21°0%

Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close KwaZulu-Natal

Durban

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms22°30°30%NE 20
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy22°27°0%NE 20
Tue13 OctCloudy20°25°0%SSW 15
Wed14 OctCloudy21°24°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy21°26°0%SW 0

Pietermaritzburg

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms17°35°30%NNW 5
Mon12 OctRain, storms18°35°30%NNW 5
Tue13 OctRain, storms17°28°30%SW 0
Wed14 OctCloudy15°30°0%SW 0
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy15°35°0%NW 5

Richards Bay

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctCloudy21°34°0%NE 10
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy16°34°0%NE 10
Tue13 OctPartly cloudy16°35°0%SSE 5
Wed14 OctPartly cloudy17°35°0%SW 0
Thu15 OctPartly cloudy19°39°0%N 5

Newcastle

DayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/h
Sun11 OctRain, storms17°32°30%NNW 5
Mon12 OctPartly cloudy16°34°0%NNW 5
Tue13 OctCloudy16°34°0%WNW 5
Wed14 OctCloudy16°32°0%NE 5
Thu15 OctRain, storms16°34°30%NE 5

Tides: Durban

DayLow tideHigh tide
Sun 11 Oct09:47, 22:1003:45, 15:58
Mon 12 Oct10:14, 22:3604:12, 16:25
Tue 13 Oct10:40, 23:0204:39, 16:50
Wed 14 Oct11:06, 23:2705:05, 17:15
Thu 15 Oct11:32, 23:5305:31, 17:40

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