Tuesday 3 November 2026 · Updated 13:49
SAWS warningsSAWS has published severe thunderstorm warnings in the last 36 hours, including for Free State, Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. Details and sources · Storm Live

Vaal weather

Forecasts for Vereeniging, Vanderbijlpark, Sasolburg and Meyerton, the Vaal towns on both sides of the river, in Gauteng and the Free State.

A flooded street near Brandmuller Avenue in Three Rivers Proper, Vereeniging, with blocks of flats behind
File photo: flooding near Brandmuller Avenue, Three Rivers Proper, Vereeniging, in January 2011. Not a photo of today's weather. Photo: Kevinpolden / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Updated 13:49, Tue 3 Nov

Vereeniging
Gauteng
Rain showers
30° low 16°
Rain showers · 3 mm
SAWS warning
Vanderbijlpark
Gauteng
Rain showers
29° low 16°
Rain showers · 3 mm
SAWS warning
Sasolburg
Free State
Light rain showers
29° low 16°
Light rain showers · 2 mm
SAWS warning
Meyerton
Gauteng
Rain showers
29° low 16°
Rain showers · 4 mm
SAWS warning

SAWS warnings

CHECKEDLast checked against the SAWS public warnings feed: 3 Nov 2026, 13:49. 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.

CHECKEDLast checked against the SAWS public warnings feed: 3 Nov 2026, 13:49. Showing warnings published in the last 36 hours.

Severe Thunderstorms: Free State

Warning issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) at 07:51 on Tue 3 Nov

Possible impacts, as listed by SAWS:

  • Localised damage to infrastructure, settlements (informal), properties, vehicles and livelihood
  • Localised flooding of susceptible roads and bridges.
  • Falling trees blocking minor roads.
  • Localised and short term disruption to municipal services and voting activities/processes.

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.