Here’s a summary of the weather forecast for 13 January by Vox Weather.
FLOOD ALERT: It has been raining over the eastern parts of the country due to the tropical moisture and there is an indication of more rainfall over the eastern Lowveld of Limpopo and Mpumalanga. With the soil being saturated there is a likelihood of severe impacts.
⚠️IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS issued by SAWS ⚠️
🟠 An Orange Level 9 Warning for Disruptive rainfall resulting in widespread flooding of roads and settlements, widespread mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion, danger to life due to fast flowing stream, widespread damage to property, building and loss of livelihood and livestock as well as possible widespread displacement of affected communities is expected over the eastern areas of Mopani District Municipality and Limpopo Valley of Limpopo and Bushbuckridge Local Municipality of Mpumalanga.
🟠 Orange Level 6 Warning for Disruptive rainfall resulting in flooding of roads and settlements (formal and informal), mudslides rockfalls and soil erosion, danger to life due to fast flowing stream, damage to property, infrastructure, loss of Livelihood and livestock is expected over the escarpment of Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
🟡 Yellow Level 2 Warning for Disruptive rainfall resulting in localised flooding of susceptible formal/informal settlements or roads, low-lying areas and bridges, localised mudslides, rockfalls and soil erosion is expected in places over the central and eastern parts of Mpumalanga and Limpopo, as well as the western and northern parts of KwaZulu Natal.
🔥FIRE DANGER WARNINGS: 🔥
Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over vast parts of Northern Cape, the western parts of Free State, south-western parts of North West.
🥵ADVISORIES: 🥵
1) A heat wave with persistently high temperatures is expected over the Central and Little Karoo districts, as well as Witzenberg Municipality of the Western Cape, over most of the Northern and Eastern Cape, the southern half of North West, and the Free State until Wednesday (14/01/2026).
2) Very hot to extremely hot and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the north-eastern, in places over the eastern parts and over the Cape Winelands of the Western Cape as well as Khai-Ma Municipality of the Northern Cape until Wednesday (14/01/2026).
3) Hot and humid and uncomfortable conditions are expected over the north-eastern parts of KwaZulu Natal.
