Saturday's weather: Thunderstorms, sunny to hot for the weekend

In some areas, it will be sunny and warm, then cloudy and hot with scattered showers. Other areas will experience thunderstorms and heatwaves.

The South African Weather Service says it will be sunny and warm, partly cloudy and hot with scattered showers.

Severe thunderstorms and a heat wave are possible in at least four states, and that's the weather Saturday.

Shock-based warning

A level 2 yellow warning has been issued due to severe thunderstorms in the southern Free State and northern interior of the Eastern Cape.

Gusty winds, heavy hail and heavy rain are expected to occur, causing damage to infrastructure, formal and informal settlements, and localized flooding of low-lying land and roads.

Fire hazard warning

Very high fire danger is expected over the Northern Cape, western North West, central and western Free State provinces, and the Dr Beyers Naude municipality in the Eastern Cape.

recommendation

Heatwave conditions with continued high temperatures are expected in parts of the eastern Northern Cape, northwest and Free State provinces, excluding the Far East, until Saturday.

Weather in your area

gauteng province Partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures with afternoon showers and thunderstorms expected, except in the far north, where it will be hot.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

It will be cloudy in the high belts Mpumalanga in the morning and evening.

Otherwise, it will be cloudy and hot with showers and thunderstorms in the Highveld in the afternoon.

Limpopo It will be cloudy in the morning in the east, but otherwise cloudy and warm.

East will be fine at first northwest.

Otherwise, partly cloudy skies with warm to very warm temperatures expected, with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms across the Southwest.

of free state In the east, good weather can be expected at first.

Otherwise, it will be cloudy and warm, with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms expected across the central and western parts of the country.

Winds will be strong in the far south.

Expect a cloudy, windy, hot to very hot day. northern capeisolated afternoon showers and thunderstorms are scattered across the far northeast.

It will be warm in places above the central region.

Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy southwesterly, decreasing by the evening.

of western cape Cloudy, cool and warm weather is expected in the west.

The southwest is expected to be cloudy with rain and showers in the afternoon.

Otherwise, expect good, warm to hot weather inland.

The south coast will become cloudy into the evening.

Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy from the northwest, but will be strong from the southwest, becoming southwesterly in the evening.

The expected UVB sunburn index is moderate.

The western half is expected to be cloudy with some morning fog along the coast. eastern cape.

Otherwise, partly cloudy and very hot to very hot temperatures are expected, with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the north.

Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy from the southwest.

Partly cloudy and hot to very hot days are forecast for the eastern half of the state, with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms, but isolated in places in the southwest.

Winds along the coast will be light southwesterly, but will be strong at times.

KwaZulu-Natal It will be cloudy, with high to very warm temperatures, and scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the west.

Otherwise, isolated showers are expected except in the Northeast.

Winds along the coast will be moderate to breezy northeasterly, becoming gale to near gale north of Durban in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.