Weather: Level 4 warning puts KZN on alert for severe thunderstorms

Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Saturday 7 November 2026.

Yellow Level 4 warning for severe thunderstorms, with possible flooding, wind and hail damage in parts of KwaZulu-Natal.

Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, with possible localised flooding, wind and hail damage in parts of North West and Free State.

Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected in places over the North West.

KWAZULU-NATAL

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cool to warm but cold in places in the south with widespread showers and thundershowers.

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate south-easterly at first, otherwise moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly.

The UVB sunburn is going to be low.

DURBAN

Durban is going to be cloudy with widespread showers and thundershowers.

Winds will initially blow lightly to moderately from the south-east before shifting to moderate to fresh southerly to south-westerly winds.

Temperatures will range from 20°C to 22°C.

The UVB sunburn index is going to be low.

FREE STATE

Fine, windy and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the central and eastern parts, with isolated to scattered
afternoon thundershowers in east.

BLOEMFONTEIN

Bloemfontein is going to be fine and windy.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 10°C to a maximum of 29°C.

NORTH WEST

North West is going to be partly cloudy in the eastern half, otherwise fine, windy and hot with isolated thundershowers in the central and eastern parts

MAHIKENG

Mahikeng is going to be partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 19°C. to a maximum of 34°C.

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.