Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Updated 14:13
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Gauteng weather

Today's forecasts for Gauteng, with SAWS warnings for the province.

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Updated 14:13, Tue 3 Nov

SAWS warnings

CHECKEDLast checked against the SAWS public warnings feed: 3 Nov 2026, 14:13. Showing warnings published in the last 36 hours.

Severe Thunderstorms: Gauteng

Warning issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) at 07:17 on Mon 2 Nov · SAWS published 2 versions of this warning; the latest is shown

Possible impacts, as listed by SAWS:

  • Damages to properties and settlements (formal and informal) due to wind and hail
  • Flooding of low-water bridges, and susceptible settlements
  • Disruption to power supply and communications

Source: South African Weather Service (SAWS) public warnings feed; impact text quoted from SAWS. The feed does not give the warning level, validity period or affected municipalities, so we do not show them. Official source: weathersa.co.za. Nation Watch SA does not issue warnings.

Forecast data: MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). How our forecast pages work. Nation Watch SA does not issue forecasts or warnings.