Weather: Heavy rain and stormy Sunday ahead for several provinces
· The South African
Here is what the weather has in store for KZN, the Free State, and the North West on Sunday 8 November 2026.
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Orange level 5 warning: Disruptive rain could cause severe flooding in central and southern KwaZulu-Natal.
Yellow level 2 warning: Severe thunderstorms could bring heavy downpours, hail, damaging winds and excessive lightning to the eastern parts of North West and the Free State.
KWAZULU-NATAL
Morning and evening fog over the interior, otherwise cloudy and cold to cool with widespread showers and rain
The wind along the coast will be moderate to fresh southerly to south-easterly, reaching strong in the north in the afternoon. It will become light to moderate south-westerly south of Richards Bay from late afternoon.
The UVB sunburn will be moderate.
DURBAN
Durban is going to be cloudy with widespread showers and rain.
Southerly to south-easterly winds will blow at moderate to fresh speeds before shifting to light to moderate south-westerly winds late in the afternoon.
Temperatures will range from 17°C to 18°C.
The UVB sunburn index will be moderate.
FREE STATE
Fine in the west, otherwise cloudy to partly cloudy, and cool to warm, with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in east.
It will be windy in places, and cold in places in the east
BLOEMFONTEIN
Bloemfontein is going to be fine and windy.
Temperatures will range from a minimum of 7°C to a maximum of 27°C.
NORTH WEST
North West is going to be partly cloudy, windy and warm to hot with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers in the east.
It will be fine in the west.
MAHIKENG
Mahikeng is going to be partly cloudy and windy with isolated afternoon thundershowers.
Temperatures will range from a minimum of 15°C. to a maximum of 33°C.
Weather forecast data provided by the South African Weather Service.