Severe Weather Warning for Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal (KZN)

The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms expected to impact Mpumalanga, Limpopo, and KwaZulu-Natal on Monday, 10 March 2025.

Expected Weather Conditions:

• Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, leading to localized flooding.
• Strong, damaging winds and excessive lightning.
• Hailstorms, with a possibility of large amounts of small hail.

Regional Forecasts:

Mpumalanga:

• Morning fog along the escarpment.
• Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers.
• The Lowveld will be hot.

Limpopo:

• Partly cloudy and warm to hot.
• Isolated showers and thundershowers, except in the Lowveld.

KwaZulu-Natal:

• Morning fog in some interior areas.
• Partly cloudy and cool to warm, turning cloudy in the afternoon.
• Scattered showers and thundershowers.
• Coastal winds: Moderate northerly to north-easterly, becoming fresh to strong southerly to south-westerly south of Durban by late morning, spreading to Kosi Bay in the afternoon.

Gauteng (for reference):

• Partly cloudy and warm, with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Background:

This warning follows heavy rainfall in Gauteng last week, which led to severe flooding in several areas, including Randpark Ridge, Newlands, Strubens Valley, Weltevredenpark, Jukskei Park, and Witkoppen Road.

Residents are urged to take precautionary measures and stay updated with official weather reports.