SOUTH AFRICA — STORMS IN THE NORTH, EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE WEST

Yellow level-2 severe storms cover Gauteng, parts of North West and Limpopo, and damaging winds hit Nelson Mandela Bay and Buffalo City. Fire danger is extremely high in the Cederberg and Kamiesberg.

15 turning points on record since Sep 13 — the 8 most recent shown.

Weather experts describe severe thunderstorms that could produce damaging winds and flooding risks across the interior, while extreme fire danger develops in the Western and Northern Cape amid hot and dry conditions driven by berg winds. They also note a sharp contrast with cold and rainy weather settling over the northeast. The reports underscore how these patterns may affect several provinces at once.

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