WEATHER: Severe thunderstorms for Grahamstown and Somerset East on Sunday
· The South African

A Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms is in place for Grahamstown, Peddie, Somerset East, Adelaide and Jansenville from 12:00 to 21:59 on Sunday, while veld fire warnings cover parts of the Northern, Western and Eastern Cape. Upington is the hottest at 36°C, and Bloemfontein, Kroonstad, Kimberley, East London and Mthatha are among the places with a 60% chance of rain.
Monday and Tuesday turn cooler in the south, with slight rain for Cape Town and showers and thundershowers across the Eastern Cape. The heat builds again by Thursday, when Richards Bay reaches 39°C and storms return to Gauteng.
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Moon tomorrow nightWaxing Crescent1% litThe moon tomorrow night is a waxing crescent, about 1% lit, and the next full moon is on Monday 26 October.
Weather warnings for Sunday 11 October
SAWS has 3 weather warnings in force for the five days from Sunday, the highest warning level 10 for veld fire conditions. Tap a warning to see the areas and what to do.
Red level 10Veld Fire ConditionsWhereGaries, Calvinia, Beaufort West, Sutherland + 1 moreWhenSun 08:00 to 18:59Areas: Garies, Calvinia, Beaufort West, Sutherland, Laingsburg.- Conditions are such that the FDI index is above 75. Under these conditions fires may develop and spread rapidly resulting in damage to property and possible loss of human and/or animal life.
- Damage to property/settlements, loss of grazing land and possible loss of animal and/or human life.
- Localised damage to settlements, property, temporary structures.
- Localised disruption to power and communication supply.
- Loss of livestock and crops.
- Danger to life.
- Yellow level 2 Warning for Severe Thunderstorms resulting in localised damage to settlements, livestock and temporary structures as well as localised disruption to communication and power supply in places over western and central parts of the Eastern Cape.
- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over eastern and central parts of Northern Cape, in places over the Eastern Cape as well as the southern and central parts of KwaZulu Natal.
5-Day weather forecast by province
Each province lists its main towns with the forecast for Sunday 11 October 2026 to Thursday 15 October 2026, tomorrow first. Tide times are inside Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal.
Every province is closed to start with; tap a province to open it. Tomorrow Johannesburg peaks at 29°C.
Gauteng
Johannesburg, Pretoria, Soweto, VereenigingThunderstorms on Sunday, with Johannesburg at 29°C and Pretoria at 31°C. Monday to Wednesday stay dry and clear at around 30°C, before showers and thundershowers return on Thursday.Johannesburg · 5 daysSun11 Oct29°15°30%Mon12 Oct30°18°0%Tue13 Oct30°18°0%Wed14 Oct30°18°0%Thu15 Oct30°19°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close GautengJohannesburgDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctThunderstorms15°29°30%NNE 5Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10Tue13 OctClear18°30°0%N 5Wed14 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms19°30°30%NNE 5PretoriaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctThunderstorms18°31°0%NE 10Mon12 OctMostly clear20°32°0%ENE 5Tue13 OctClear19°32°0%NE 5Wed14 OctMostly clear19°33°0%ENE 10Thu15 OctRain, storms21°32°30%NE 10SowetoDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctThunderstorms15°29°30%NNE 5Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10Tue13 OctClear18°30°0%N 5Wed14 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms19°30°30%NNE 5VereenigingDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctThunderstorms15°30°30%N 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10Tue13 OctClear18°30°0%NNW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear18°30°0%NNE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms18°30°30%N 5Western Cape
Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Paarl, George · tidesVeld fire warnings for Beaufort West and Laingsburg from 08:00 to 18:59 on Sunday. Cape Town is cloudy at 25°C and Paarl reaches 30°C, before slight rain cools things on Monday and Tuesday.Cape Town · 5 daysSun11 Oct25°13°0%Mon12 Oct19°13°30%Tue13 Oct18°12°30%Wed14 Oct19°11°0%Thu15 Oct20°11°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Western CapeCape TownDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctCloudy13°25°0%SW 5Mon12 OctSlight rain13°19°30%NW 15Tue13 OctSlight rain12°18°30%NW 5Wed14 OctHigh cloud11°19°0%N 5Thu15 OctHigh cloud11°20°0%N 10StellenboschDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctCloudy11°27°0%WSW 5Mon12 OctSlight rain10°21°30%WNW 15Tue13 OctSlight rain9°19°30%NW 5Wed14 OctHigh cloud7°21°0%NNW 5Thu15 OctHigh cloud7°25°0%N 10PaarlDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctCloudy12°30°0%W 5Mon12 OctSlight rain11°24°30%WNW 15Tue13 OctSlight rain9°22°30%WSW 5Wed14 OctHigh cloud7°24°0%WSW 5Thu15 OctHigh cloud7°28°0%N 5GeorgeDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctPartly cloudy12°22°0%S 10Mon12 OctRain showers14°23°30%WSW 5Tue13 OctCloudy13°17°0%SE 5Wed14 OctHigh cloud12°21°0%SW 0Thu15 OctHigh cloud12°23°0%ESE 5Tides: Cape TownDayLow tideHigh tideSun 11 Oct09:25, 21:4803:26, 15:35Mon 12 Oct09:53, 22:1503:55, 16:05Tue 13 Oct10:21, 22:4204:25, 16:33Wed 14 Oct10:49, 23:1004:55, 17:02Thu 15 Oct11:19, 23:4005:27, 17:32Mpumalanga and Limpopo next tomorrow: Mbombela reaches 28°C and Polokwane reaches 30°C.
Mpumalanga
Mbombela, eMalahleni, ErmeloThunderstorms over eMalahleni (29°C) and Ermelo (27°C) on Sunday, with cloud in Mbombela at 28°C. It heats up from Monday, and Mbombela reaches 34°C on Tuesday before Thursday's showers.Mbombela · 5 daysSun11 Oct28°18°0%Mon12 Oct32°16°0%Tue13 Oct34°16°0%Wed14 Oct31°16°0%Thu15 Oct33°16°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close MpumalangaMbombelaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctCloudy18°28°0%NE 10Mon12 OctCloudy16°32°0%NE 10Tue13 OctClear16°34°0%SW 0Wed14 OctMostly clear16°31°0%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms16°33°30%SW 0eMalahleniDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctThunderstorms14°29°0%NE 10Mon12 OctMostly clear16°30°0%N 10Tue13 OctClear16°30°0%NNW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear16°30°0%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms17°29°30%N 5ErmeloDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctThunderstorms14°27°0%NE 5Mon12 OctMostly clear13°31°0%N 5Tue13 OctClear13°32°0%WNW 5Wed14 OctMostly clear14°31°0%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms14°31°30%NW 5Limpopo
Polokwane, Tzaneen, Thohoyandou, MusinaDrizzle in Tzaneen and Thohoyandou on Sunday, with Polokwane mostly clear at 30°C and Musina at 32°C. Hot days follow, with Musina at 35°C from Tuesday to Thursday and showers for Polokwane and Tzaneen on Thursday.Polokwane · 5 daysSun11 Oct30°18°0%Mon12 Oct30°16°0%Tue13 Oct31°16°0%Wed14 Oct30°17°0%Thu15 Oct30°19°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close LimpopoPolokwaneDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctMostly clear18°30°0%ENE 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy16°30°0%NNE 10Tue13 OctClear16°31°0%NE 10Wed14 OctMostly clear17°30°0%ENE 10Thu15 OctRain, storms19°30°30%ENE 10TzaneenDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctDrizzle15°30°0%E 10Mon12 OctCloudy16°30°0%ENE 10Tue13 OctClear16°33°0%E 5Wed14 OctMostly clear17°31°0%E 5Thu15 OctRain, storms18°32°0%E 5ThohoyandouDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctDrizzle17°31°0%ESE 10Mon12 OctCloudy18°32°0%ESE 5Tue13 OctClear18°34°0%ENE 5Wed14 OctMostly clear18°33°0%SE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy20°34°0%ESE 5MusinaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctCloudy20°32°0%E 15Mon12 OctPartly cloudy20°33°0%E 10Tue13 OctClear19°35°0%E 10Wed14 OctMostly clear19°35°0%ESE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy22°35°0%E 10North West and Free State follow tomorrow: Mahikeng reaches 32°C and Bloemfontein reaches 30°C.
North West
Mahikeng, Rustenburg, Potchefstroom, KlerksdorpShowers and thundershowers for Mahikeng (32°C), Potchefstroom and Klerksdorp on Sunday, with Rustenburg partly cloudy at 32°C. Monday is dry, and storms return from midweek with highs near 32°C.Mahikeng · 5 daysSun11 Oct32°16°30%Mon12 Oct32°20°0%Tue13 Oct31°19°0%Wed14 Oct32°19°30%Thu15 Oct33°19°30%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close North WestMahikengDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms16°32°30%NNE 15Mon12 OctPartly cloudy20°32°0%NNE 15Tue13 OctPartly cloudy19°31°0%NNE 5Wed14 OctRain, storms19°32°30%ENE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms19°33°30%NNE 10RustenburgDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctPartly cloudy17°32°0%NE 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%NNE 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%NW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms19°32°30%E 5Thu15 OctRain, storms20°33°30%NE 5PotchefstroomDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms16°30°30%N 15Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%N 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy18°30°0%NW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms17°30°30%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms17°31°30%N 10KlerksdorpDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms16°31°30%N 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy19°32°0%N 15Tue13 OctRain, storms19°30°30%NW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms17°31°30%NE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°32°0%N 10Free State
Bloemfontein, Bethlehem, KroonstadA 60% chance of showers and thundershowers in Bloemfontein (30°C), Bethlehem and Kroonstad on Sunday. Monday is dry, Bloemfontein dips to 26°C on Tuesday and more storms follow midweek.Bloemfontein · 5 daysSun11 Oct30°14°60%Mon12 Oct31°18°0%Tue13 Oct26°17°0%Wed14 Oct29°15°30%Thu15 Oct32°15°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Free StateBloemfonteinDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms14°30°60%NNE 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°31°0%NNE 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy17°26°0%SW 0Wed14 OctRain, storms15°29°30%NE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy15°32°0%NNE 10BethlehemDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms13°28°60%N 5Mon12 OctPartly cloudy14°29°0%N 5Tue13 OctRain, storms14°27°30%NW 5Wed14 OctRain, storms13°27°30%ENE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms13°30°30%N 5KroonstadDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms15°32°60%N 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy18°32°0%N 10Tue13 OctRain, storms18°30°30%SSE 5Wed14 OctRain, storms17°31°30%NE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy17°33°0%N 5Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal close the list tomorrow: Kimberley reaches 33°C, Gqeberha reaches 26°C and Durban reaches 30°C.
Northern Cape
Kimberley, Upington, Springbok, De Aar · tidesVeld fire warnings for Garies, Calvinia and Sutherland from 08:00 to 18:59 on Sunday. Kimberley (33°C) has a 60% chance of storms and Upington hits 36°C, with cooler days to Tuesday before warming again.Kimberley · 5 daysSun11 Oct33°16°60%Mon12 Oct32°21°30%Tue13 Oct27°19°30%Wed14 Oct31°17°30%Thu15 Oct34°17°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Northern CapeKimberleyDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms16°33°60%N 15Mon12 OctRain, storms21°32°30%N 15Tue13 OctRain, storms19°27°30%N 5Wed14 OctRain, storms17°31°30%NE 5Thu15 OctMostly clear17°34°0%NNE 5UpingtonDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms21°36°30%NNW 20Mon12 OctRain, storms23°33°30%NNE 10Tue13 OctRain, storms18°29°30%S 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy18°33°0%ENE 5Thu15 OctMostly clear19°36°0%ENE 5SpringbokDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctPartly cloudy17°33°0%NW 10Mon12 OctCloudy15°26°0%W 15Tue13 OctPartly cloudy10°24°0%SW 5Wed14 OctClear10°27°0%SW 5Thu15 OctClear11°31°0%SW 5De AarDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms16°32°30%NW 20Mon12 OctRain, storms20°30°30%NW 15Tue13 OctPartly cloudy17°26°0%W 10Wed14 OctPartly cloudy15°29°0%W 10Thu15 OctMostly clear15°32°0%N 5Tides: Port Nolloth (modelled)DayLow tideHigh tideSun 11 Oct08:36, 21:0402:47, 14:54Mon 12 Oct09:07, 21:3003:17, 15:24Tue 13 Oct09:38, 22:0303:45, 15:56Wed 14 Oct10:09, 22:3004:16, 16:26Thu 15 Oct10:44, 23:0504:51, 17:00Eastern Cape
Gqeberha, East London, Mthatha, Queenstown · tidesSevere thunderstorms for Grahamstown, Peddie and Somerset East from 12:00 to 21:59 on Sunday, and veld fire warnings for Queenstown, Molteno and Graaff-Reinet. Mthatha hits 33°C, with rain into Tuesday.Gqeberha · 5 daysSun11 Oct26°13°30%Mon12 Oct23°17°60%Tue13 Oct18°16°30%Wed14 Oct21°16°0%Thu15 Oct21°16°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close Eastern CapeGqeberhaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms13°26°30%SSW 10Mon12 OctRain, storms17°23°60%SW 15Tue13 OctRain showers16°18°30%WSW 10Wed14 OctCloudy16°21°0%SW 0Thu15 OctPartly cloudy16°21°0%W 5East LondonDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms13°27°60%NE 5Mon12 OctRain, storms19°30°60%SW 10Tue13 OctRain, storms18°20°60%SW 5Wed14 OctCloudy18°23°0%NE 10Thu15 OctPartly cloudy18°23°0%WSW 5MthathaDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms14°33°60%NNW 5Mon12 OctRain, storms18°34°30%NNW 5Tue13 OctRain, storms15°24°60%E 5Wed14 OctSlight rain14°29°30%SW 0Thu15 OctRain, storms14°34°0%NNW 5QueenstownDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms11°33°30%NW 20Mon12 OctRain, storms17°33°60%NW 15Tue13 OctRain, storms15°24°60%ESE 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy12°29°0%SW 0Thu15 OctRain, storms12°33°0%NNW 5Tides: GqeberhaDayLow tideHigh tideSun 11 Oct09:40, 22:0403:42, 15:55Mon 12 Oct10:07, 22:3004:11, 16:23Tue 13 Oct10:33, 22:5604:39, 16:50Wed 14 Oct11:01, 23:2305:07, 17:17Thu 15 Oct11:29, 23:5105:35, 17:43Tides: East LondonDayLow tideHigh tideSun 11 Oct09:42, 22:0503:44, 15:57Mon 12 Oct10:09, 22:3104:11, 16:24Tue 13 Oct10:36, 22:5704:38, 16:49Wed 14 Oct11:04, 23:2405:04, 17:13Thu 15 Oct11:31, 23:5305:31, 17:38KwaZulu-Natal
Durban, Pietermaritzburg, Richards Bay, Newcastle · tidesShowers and thundershowers for Durban (30°C) and Pietermaritzburg, which hits 35°C on Sunday, while Richards Bay is cloudy at 34°C. Durban dries out from Monday, Pietermaritzburg keeps storms to Tuesday and Richards Bay climbs to 39°C on Thursday.Durban · 5 daysSun11 Oct30°22°30%Mon12 Oct27°22°0%Tue13 Oct25°20°0%Wed14 Oct24°21°0%Thu15 Oct26°21°0%Tap for the full 5-Day forecastTap to close KwaZulu-NatalDurbanDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms22°30°30%NE 20Mon12 OctPartly cloudy22°27°0%NE 20Tue13 OctCloudy20°25°0%SSW 15Wed14 OctCloudy21°24°0%NE 5Thu15 OctPartly cloudy21°26°0%SW 0PietermaritzburgDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms17°35°30%NNW 5Mon12 OctRain, storms18°35°30%NNW 5Tue13 OctRain, storms17°28°30%SW 0Wed14 OctCloudy15°30°0%SW 0Thu15 OctPartly cloudy15°35°0%NW 5Richards BayDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctCloudy21°34°0%NE 10Mon12 OctPartly cloudy16°34°0%NE 10Tue13 OctPartly cloudy16°35°0%SSE 5Wed14 OctPartly cloudy17°35°0%SW 0Thu15 OctPartly cloudy19°39°0%N 5NewcastleDayWeatherLoHiRainWind km/hSun11 OctRain, storms17°32°30%NNW 5Mon12 OctPartly cloudy16°34°0%NNW 5Tue13 OctCloudy16°34°0%WNW 5Wed14 OctCloudy16°32°0%NE 5Thu15 OctRain, storms16°34°30%NE 5Tides: DurbanDayLow tideHigh tideSun 11 Oct09:47, 22:1003:45, 15:58Mon 12 Oct10:14, 22:3604:12, 16:25Tue 13 Oct10:40, 23:0204:39, 16:50Wed 14 Oct11:06, 23:2705:05, 17:15Thu 15 Oct11:32, 23:5305:31, 17:40Forecast data: the South African Weather Service and other third-party sources and providers, brought together with the latest AI tools. We take great care to get every figure right, but mistakes are possible.
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