Weather: Brace for a wet, stormy Sunday in these provinces

Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Sunday 25 October 2026.

A Yellow Level 2 warning is in place for severe thunderstorms in central and eastern KZN, with heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and possible flooding.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in parts of northern KwaZulu-Natal, increasing the risk of veld fires.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog over the interior, otherwise partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers except in the extreme north-east.

The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh northerly to north-easterly but moderate to fresh south- westerly south of Durban, spreading to Richards Bay in the evening

The UVB sunburn will be very high.

DURBAN

Durban is going to be partly cloudy to cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers

Light to moderate northerly to north-easterly winds will shift to moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly winds in the afternoon.

Temperatures will range from 19°C to 26°C.

The UVB sunburn index will be very high.

FREE STATE

Free State should be fine fine, windy and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers

BLOEMFONTEIN

Bloemfontein is going to be fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 13°C to a maximum of 31°C.

NORTH WEST

North West is going to be fine, windy and hot, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

MAHIKENG

Mahikeng is going to be fine and windy, becoming partly cloudy with isolated afternoon showers and thundershowers.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 17°C. to a maximum of 33°C.

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.