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WEATHER TODAY: Hail and flooding risk for central and eastern KZN, Richards Bay 37°C

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Thandi Mokoena

A Yellow Level 2 warning is in place for severe thunderstorms with hail, damaging winds, heavy downpours and localised flooding over central and eastern KwaZulu-Natal today. Upington is the hottest at 38°C and Mthatha has the best chance of rain at 60%, while extremely high fire danger is expected over most of the central interior and in places in northern KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape.

Weather warnings for Sunday 25 October

No weather warnings are in force for Sunday. SAWS’ advisories are below.

SAWS advisory

Impact-Based Warnings

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Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe thunderstorms with heavy downpours, damaging winds, hail and excessive lightning resulting in localised flooding and damage to infrastructure and settlements are expected in places over the central and eastern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

SAWS advisory

Fire Danger Warnings

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Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over most of the central interior as well as in places in the northern parts of both KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape.

Moon tonight

Full Moon

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The moon tonight is a full moon, about 100% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.

Weather today by province, Sunday 25 October

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Each province lists its main towns with today’s sky, low and high, rain chance and wind; every province starts closed, tap one to open it. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal. Today Johannesburg peaks at 28°C.

Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, Vereeniging

Dry and partly cloudy, with no rain expected. Pretoria peaks at 31°C after a 16°C start, Vereeniging reaches 29°C, and Johannesburg and Soweto range from 15°C to 28°C.

Johannesburg today

Partly cloudy28°15°0%N 10 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Johannesburg	Partly cloudy	15°	28°	0%	N 10
Pretoria	Partly cloudy	16°	31°	0%	NE 10
Soweto	Partly cloudy	15°	28°	0%	N 10
Vereeniging	Partly cloudy	14°	29°	0%	N 10

Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tides

High cloud and no rain, with Cape Town mild at 21°C. Paarl warms up to 29°C and Stellenbosch to 25°C, while George sees mist and a high of 20°C.

Cape Town today

High cloud21°15°0%SSE 20 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Cape Town	High cloud	15°	21°	0%	SSE 20
Stellenbosch	High cloud	13°	25°	0%	SSE 10
Paarl	High cloud	15°	29°	0%	SSE 10
George	Mist	14°	20°	0%	SSE 10

Tides: Cape Town

Day	Low tide	High tide
Sun 25 Oct	08:22, 20:49	02:24, 14:32

Mpumalanga and Limpopo next today: Mbombela reaches 31°C and Polokwane reaches 30°C.

Mbombela, eMalahleni, Ermelo

A dry, partly cloudy day, with Mbombela and Ermelo both reaching 31°C. Ermelo starts at a cool 11°C and Mbombela at 14°C, while eMalahleni climbs from 13°C to 30°C.

Mbombela today

Partly cloudy31°14°0%NE 10 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Mbombela	Partly cloudy	14°	31°	0%	NE 10
eMalahleni	Partly cloudy	13°	30°	0%	NNW 10
Ermelo	Partly cloudy	11°	31°	0%	W 10

Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, Musina

Mostly clear and dry. Musina is the warmest at 33°C, Thohoyandou reaches 32°C, and Polokwane and Tzaneen both climb from 14°C to 30°C.

Polokwane today

Mostly clear30°14°0%N 10 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Polokwane	Mostly clear	14°	30°	0%	N 10
Tzaneen	Mostly clear	14°	30°	0%	E 5
Thohoyandou	Mostly clear	16°	32°	0%	E 5
Musina	Mostly clear	17°	33°	0%	E 10

North West and Free State follow today: Mahikeng reaches 34°C and Bloemfontein reaches 33°C.

Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, Klerksdorp

Hot and dry under partly cloudy skies, with Mahikeng, Rustenburg and Klerksdorp all reaching 34°C. Potchefstroom tops out at 32°C.

Mahikeng today

Partly cloudy34°17°0%NNE 15 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Mahikeng	Partly cloudy	17°	34°	0%	NNE 15
Rustenburg	Partly cloudy	17°	34°	0%	NNW 10
Potchefstroom	Partly cloudy	15°	32°	0%	N 15
Klerksdorp	Partly cloudy	15°	34°	0%	NNW 15

Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, Kroonstad

Bloemfontein has a 30% chance of thundershowers and a high of 33°C. Kroonstad stays dry at 34°C, while Bethlehem starts at 9°C and reaches 30°C.

Bloemfontein today

Rain, storms33°13°30%WNW 15 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Bloemfontein	Rain, storms	13°	33°	30%	WNW 15
Bethlehem	Partly cloudy	9°	30°	0%	W 15
Kroonstad	Partly cloudy	15°	34°	0%	NNW 10

Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list today: Kimberley reaches 35°C, Gqeberha reaches 20°C and Durban reaches 25°C.

Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tides

Upington, from 21°C to 38°C, and Kimberley at 35°C each have a 30% chance of thundershowers. Springbok stays clear at 33°C and De Aar is partly cloudy at 34°C.

Kimberley today

Rain, storms35°17°30%NNW 15 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Kimberley	Rain, storms	17°	35°	30%	NNW 15
Upington	Rain, storms	21°	38°	30%	WNW 15
Springbok	Clear	18°	33°	0%	WSW 10
De Aar	Partly cloudy	17°	34°	0%	WNW 20

Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)

Day	Low tide	High tide
Sun 25 Oct	07:36, 20:04	01:46, 13:52

Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tides

Mthatha has a 60% chance of rain showers and a high of 26°C. Gqeberha at 20°C and East London at 22°C have a 30% chance, and Queenstown could see thundershowers at 30°C.

Gqeberha today

Rain showers20°15°30%S 10 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Gqeberha	Rain showers	15°	20°	30%	S 10
East London	Rain showers	15°	22°	30%	SSE 10
Mthatha	Rain showers	10°	26°	60%	SSE 10
Queenstown	Rain, storms	9°	30°	30%	ESE 10

Tides: Gqeberha

Day	Low tide	High tide
Sun 25 Oct	08:46, 21:14	02:47, 14:59

Tides: East London

Day	Low tide	High tide
Sun 25 Oct	08:49, 21:17	02:49, 15:02

Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tides

A Yellow Level 2 warning covers central and eastern parts, with severe thunderstorms, hail, heavy downpours and localised flooding. Richards Bay reaches 37°C, Newcastle 35°C, Pietermaritzburg 34°C and Durban 25°C, each with a 30% rain chance.

Durban today

Rain, storms25°19°30%SSW 15 km/h

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Towns today

Town	Weather	Lo	Hi	Rain	Wind km/h
Durban	Rain, storms	19°	25°	30%	SSW 15
Pietermaritzburg	Rain, storms	10°	34°	30%	NNW 5
Richards Bay	Rain, storms	16°	37°	30%	N 10
Newcastle	Rain, storms	11°	35°	30%	W 10

Tides: Durban

Day	Low tide	High tide
Sun 25 Oct	08:53, 21:20	02:51, 15:07

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