Monday's weather: High winds, excessive lightning and heavy rain in parts of the Southeast.

Thunderstorms and excessive lightning are expected in parts of the country.

The South African Weather Service has warned that severe thunderstorms with high winds, excessive lightning strikes and heavy rain may cause localized damage to infrastructure, vulnerable areas (formal/informal settlements), roads and low-lying bridges. A Level 2 yellow alert has been issued as it could lead to flooding. Western Mpumalanga, western Bushveld, south-west Limpopo and over Gauteng.

A Level 2 Amber Alert is expected to be in effect between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas from Monday afternoon until Tuesday, with damaging winds causing navigation difficulties and disruption to small local ports.

A very high fire risk is expected in Dawid Kruper in the Northern Cape, Machhaben in the Free State and Msina in Limpopo.

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Good weather is expected in the morning gauteng province, otherwise cloudy and warm, but hot in the north. Showers and thunderstorms are expected in the afternoon.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.

Mpumalanga It will be cloudy with a few showers and rain in the east, but otherwise cloudy and cool to warm. Scattered thunderstorms are expected this afternoon, but they will be isolated in the far northeast.

It will be cloudy in the east Limpopo, otherwise cloudy and warm to hot, but very hot in the Limpopo Valley and extreme conditions in the western Bushveld. Scattered thunderstorms are expected in the west, but otherwise isolated rain is expected in the central and western parts of the country.

Weather is expected to range from sunny to hot. northwestThe afternoon will be cloudy in the east with scattered showers and thunderstorms.

inside free state, Cloudy with morning fog in the far east, otherwise sunny, warm and hot, with partly cloudy conditions in the east with afternoon showers and thunderstorms.

of northern cape Initially we will see partly cloudy conditions in the southern interior, but otherwise sunny, warm and hot, but very hot in the north.

Winds will be from the south to southeast along the coast.

of western cape It will be cloudy in the east in the morning, but otherwise sunny, warm and hot, but partly cloudy along the south coast and adjacent inland areas.

Winds along the coast will be calm to breezy with an east to southeast wind along the south coast, picking up at times in the afternoon, but otherwise becoming a breezy to strong south to southeast wind.

The expected UVB sunburn index is extreme.

There will be showers in the western half. eastern cape Rain will fall along the coast and adjacent inland areas in the morning, but otherwise it will be cloudy and cool, becoming sunny inland by the afternoon.

Winds along the coast will be light southwesterly, becoming southeasterly in the evening.

The eastern half will see morning fog and drizzle in the Northeast. Otherwise, it will be sunny and cool but cloudy with scattered showers along the coast, adjacent inland areas and in the east.

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

It will be cloudy and cool with scattered showers and rain. KwaZulu-Natalbut isolated in the west.

Winds will be moderate from the south to southwest along the coast.

The expected UVB sunburn index is high.

Monday's temperature.