Weather: Brace for heavy rain, hail and damaging winds

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Planning a Saturday outing? Here is what to expect from the weather across KZN, Free State and North West this weekend.

0 Heavy rain, hail and damaging winds are expected as severe thunderstorms threaten parts of South Africa. Image: Pexels Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Saturday 10 October 2026.

A Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for KwaZulu-Natal as severe thunderstorms bring heavy rain, hail and damaging winds.

Morning fog patches over the interior, otherwise fine and hot to very hot but warm along the south coast.

It will become partly cloudy to cloudy in the afternoon with isolated showers and thundershowers but scattered over the north-western part

The wind along the coast will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, freshening north of Durban in the afternoon.

Durban will be partly cloudy with isolated showers and rain in the afternoon.

Light south-westerly winds will blow in the morning before shifting to light to moderate easterly to north-easterly winds.

Temperatures will range from 21°C to 26°C.

The UVB sunburn index is going to be low.

Fine becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers

Bloemfontein is going to be fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 12°C to a maximum of 33°C.

North West is going to be fine becoming partly cloudy and warm to hot with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Mahikeng is going to be fine becoming partly cloudy with isolated showers and thundershowers.

Temperatures will range from a minimum of 16°C. to a maximum of 33°C.

Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.

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