The South African Weather Service has a severe thunderstorm warning in force over the Vaal this afternoon and evening. For voting day, its charts show only isolated thundershowers.
SAWS has five severe-thunderstorm warnings and a Red Level 10 veld fire warning in force today. One storm warning lists disruption to “voting activities/processes” among its expected impacts.
Vereeniging and Meyerton are under a SAWS Yellow Level 2 storm warning from midday, and Sasolburg from 14:00. Here is what that means for water, power, roads and farming.